First Comes First
The Paddingtons Lyrics

You don't need to talk about it
There's no need to discuss the issue, as it won't solve anything

Cause you know fucking never gets you anywhere
Talking and complaining won't lead to any resolution or improvement

There with your inner feelings
Referring to someone who is overthinking or letting their emotions control them

Papa dolls, am I hanging from the ceiling
Asking if the artist is being judged or criticized by their peers or superiors

Take your gun and oh pull the trigger
An expression of frustration and anger, urging someone to take drastic action

Yeah you know that I've never been bigger
Asserting their own importance and value in comparison to someone else

Bigger than you, bigger than me
Continuing to compare themselves to others, claiming greater worth or relevance

Go choke yourself on your own jewellery
Sarcastic insult directed at someone who is perceived to be too wrapped up in their own wealth and status

We're trying to find a rule or frame
Expressing the difficulty in finding structure or meaning in one's life

Lost the job do you step in line
Asking if one would conform and follow societal norms in order to survive

Care to find we have no shame
Implying that there is nothing wrong with being different or not fitting in

Cause you've had one
Suggesting that conformity or fitting into norms is not the artist's path

This is my way, what is my way, in my, my
Emphasizing that the singer is the only one who knows what is right for them, and that they will follow that path

But when I think about it
Acknowledging that there are moments of doubt or insecurity

All the noise and it all comes around me
Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos and distraction of the world

And the people that surround me
Referring to the negativity or unsupportive nature of some people in the artist's life

Laugh like jokers they all mess around me
Describing the cruelty or insensitivity of their peers, who don't take their struggles seriously

Run away and all in the gutter
Expressing the desire to escape or run away from one's problems

Real like butter, science to discover
Using word play to suggest that there are important lessons or insights to be gained from their struggles

If I mean it, see that you do
Asserting the importance of being true to oneself and following one's own path

All the things that I ever want to do
Believing in the importance of pursuing one's own desires and dreams

Put your breath on
Urging someone to hold their breath or stop talking, implying that they are irritating or distracting