Seniority

Pre-Chorus

Nobody asked if I was right They asked how long I'd waited

Chorus

It isn't wisdom It's just seniority Nobody's older and wiser They're just older They just got here first Stand in line Wait your turn Someday you'll get to be wrong first too

Verse 2

I brought the better answer in the room and lost to whoever'd been waiting longest I learned the vote isn't a vote It's a queue They patted my head Called it "someday" Someday you'll understand Someday never has an age on it

Pre-Chorus

Nobody asked if I was right They asked how long I'd waited

Chorus (repeat)

Bridge

I used to think if I just waited long enough I'd get a turn to be believed Now I've waited long enough to know the turn doesn't come It just gets handed to whoever's next in line And someday that's going to be me handing it to someone else and pretending I earned it

Final Chorus

It isn't wisdom It's just seniority Nobody's older and wiser They're just older Nothing else holds it up Stand in line Wait your turn And try not to notice when you start sounding like them

Outro

Someday I'll say the thing that needs saying and somebody younger will wait their turn Not because they're wrong Just because I got here first