Four Pink Walls
Alessia Cara Lyrics

I grew up memorizing all the cracks in the wall
I spent a lot of time alone in my room as a child and had nothing better to do than stare at the walls and remember every detail.

Staring up at the ceiling watching particles fall
I would lay in bed and look up at the ceiling, captivated by the way the dust and other particles would move in the light.

See I prayed every day for a change to be made
I longed for something different to happen in my life, and I begged for it to come true every day.

And I'd wait to be saved, oh no
I didn't know how to take control of my own life, so I hoped that someone or something would come and rescue me from my mundane existence.

Up at night, hiding under covers found my escape
When I couldn't stand the boredom and monotony anymore, I would hide under my covers and dream of a different life.

Shut my eyes and let the bass buzz into my brain
To drown out my own thoughts and focus on something more exciting, I would listen to music and let the beat take over.

See I knew I was destined for bigger
Deep down, I always believed that I was meant for something greater than what I was currently experiencing.

And better but never said a thing
I never voiced my dreams or acted on them, because I didn't think it was possible for me to achieve them.

I assumed there was only room for
I convinced myself that there was no chance for me to succeed in the real world, so I kept my hopes and desires to myself.

My dreams in my dreams so I'd sleep
The only time I felt truly alive and free was in my own mind, so I would sleep as much as I could to escape reality.

And repeat 'til the moon went home
I would keep this pattern up until I was too tired to stay awake, and the moon had set and risen once again.

Then the universe aligned
Everything suddenly fell into place.

With what I had in mind
My own desires and wishes finally became attainable.

Who knew there was a life
I never imagined that there was a whole other world outside of my four pink walls, filled with opportunities and chances to succeed.

Now I wake up to a different bedroom everyday
Since that pivotal moment, my life has dramatically changed for the better, and I now experience new things every day.

Living up in the clouds thinking of how it all changed
I'm still in awe of how much my life has turned around and how much I have accomplished since then.

Used to sit and watch paint dry
I used to be so bored that I would stare at walls and watch paint dry.

Amazed by the limelight
Now I'm grateful to be in the spotlight and see how far I've come.

All of the days that I wasted gazing outside the window
Looking back, I regret all the time I spent daydreaming instead of taking action to achieve my goals.

Impatient frustrations let out into my pillow
I would get so frustrated with my life that I would yell or cry into my pillow, hoping that someone or something would hear me and change things for me.

Lied awake at night while my head wandered
I would stay up late at night, lost in thought and wondering if I was meant for something more.

And I wondered why things weren't different
I didn't understand why my life wasn't what I wanted it to be and why nothing seemed to change no matter how much I wished for it.

Everything shifted overnight
One day, everything was different--all the hard work and dreaming had paid off.

Went from when boredom strikes to Ms. Star on the Rise
I went from being bored and unhappy to being a rising star and finally feeling confident in myself and my abilities.

It was all in an instant man
It seemed like everything happened at once, making it feel like a sudden miracle.

But those four pink walls, now I kinda miss them man
Even though my life is so much better now, I still have a soft spot in my heart for my old life--it's what made me who I am today.

Oh, the universe aligned
Every piece of the puzzle fell perfectly into place.

With what I wanted all this time
Although I didn't know it at the time, I had been working towards this all along and it finally paid off.

I knew there was a life
I always knew that there was something more out there for me, but I never thought I would actually find it.

Behind those four pink walls
My life was forever changed by what was once just a boring, mundane existence inside four pink walls--it's where my journey to success began.