XPECT8IONS [Verse 1] You made a list of everything I should be Pretty little picture that you wanted to see Smile like an angel, never make a scene Sorry, baby, that’s not really me You want perfection, I want chaos You want polite, I wanna break laws Got your expectations hanging on my wall One little match and I’m burning them all [Pre-Chorus] Tick-tock, time’s up You don’t get to choose Your rules, my luck Tell me what I’ve got to lose [Chorus] Xpect8ions, expectations You can keep your calculations Xpect8ions, expectations I’m allergic to your limitations You want this, you want that Want me sweet, want me bad Xpect8ions, expectations Watch me give you NOTHING But the wrong impression [Verse 2] Too much attitude, too much mouth Too unpredictable, too loud Too many colours outside your lines Baby, that’s exactly why I’m doing fine Don’t need your approval on my CV Don’t need your permission to be me If you want a girl who’s easy to control Wrong address, baby — check your phone [Pre-Chorus] Tick-tock, time’s up You don’t get to choose Your rules, my luck Tell me what I’ve got to lose [Chorus] Xpect8ions, expectations You can keep your calculations Xpect8ions, expectations I’m allergic to your limitations You want this, you want that Want me sweet, want me bad Xpect8ions, expectations Watch me give you NOTHING But the wrong impression [Rapid Rap — Girl 3] Expectation, expectation, expectation — nah Put your little checklist in the trash Pretty face, big bass, zero shame You wrote the rules? I deleted the page Too loud? Good. Too wild? Better. Too much? Baby, I’m the whole damn weather No filter, no pause, no hesitation I’m not here for your validation One, two, three, watch me flip it Four, five, six, now the whole room’s with it You wanted perfect, I brought distortion Now everybody’s screaming— ALL: NO MORE EXPECTATIONS! [Beat Drop] EXPECT— EXPECT— EXPECTATIONS! [Glitchy Breakdown] You want me to— glitch You want me to— glitch You want me to— ALL: NO! No smile. No rules. No script. No fools. [Production Switch] Expectation— DELETED. Expectation— DELETED. Expectation— DELETED! [Dancebreak] Bass up Lights out Break that little box now Kick drum Hands up Everybody mess it up X! P! E! C! T! [Final Chorus] Xpect8ions, expectations You can keep your calculations Xpect8ions, expectations I’m allergic to your limitations You want this, you want that Want me sweet, want me bad Xpect8ions, expectations Watch me give you NOTHING But the wrong impression Xpect8ions! NO! Xpect8ions! NO! Xpect8ions! You don’t get to tell me who I am! [Final Chant] Your expectations— Not my problem! Your expectations— Not my problem! X-P-E-C-T-8-I-O-N-S! NOT. MY. PROBLEM.
