Sensitive Badass by The Doubleclicks Lyrics

I let things bother me that I shouldn't let bother me
And I feel sorry like I should be stronger
I know I shouldn’t listen to the insults or the heckles
But I listen and they all stick with me longer

My friend Michael Bain told me this is because
We're evolved to remember the things that endanger us
If I was an animal searching for food
I would always be vigilant for things that are dangerous

So if I'm in real life or reading the comments
I’ll always remember those who cross the line
And not all the wonderful women and children
Who tell us we've helped them by speaking my mind

If it is negative I'll memorize it fast
Because I'm sensitive, not just a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass

I act like I'm cocky I have a persona
Cause I don't want to seem like I'm open for feedback
But that's just because I internalize everything
That I should redact
I don’t know if it’s clear that that's just who I have to be
I love my friends, I love them so much more than me
It feels like they all know just who they want to be
And I’ll always feel lucky that anyone talks to me

(I wanna say…)
Let's start a band that just yells at the man
And never has a Facebook page and never does signings
I'm so scared about emails from moderate straight cis white males
That I stop myself writing when I feel like I'm whining

Don’t tell me to calm down, don't tell me it will pass
I'm not just sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
If you haven't yet realized that we are political
You haven't heard us so we will start yelling
I often want to just burn down the world
Sometimes I'm an anarchist, sometimes I'm a pacifist

I just want all of us to love each other
And listen when somebody tells you they're hurting
I want us to maximize joy and equality
Instead of just what we are earning

I'm a survivor, and if you're a survivor too
We want you to know, both of us believe you
You have the strength, and though all of the scars may last
You can be sensitive and still a badass
Say it
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass
I am sensitive, I am a badass