MEDICALLY HARD TO IMPRESS [INTRO] You said, “This might get ugly.” Okay. Define ugly. Because medically speaking my scale is calibrated differently. [VERSE 1] You slammed a door like that was gonna shake me Raised your voice like volume could remake me Baby, I’ve had nurses say “don’t panic” while moving way too fucking fast behind me So your little mood swing? Very theatrical Your cold shoulder? Mildly inconvenient You said, “You should probably be scared of me” Sir. I have received worse news under fluorescent lighting with my name mispronounced twice. I’m medically hard to impress. [PRE-CHORUS] I don’t think you understand the grading curve you’re on You brought a red flag to a woman with a medical chart this long [CHORUS] I’m medically hard to impress You gotta come harder than stress I’ve heard “we need to run more tests” so your vague little threat ain’t touching my chest Medically hard to impress My nervous system is overqualified for this mess You call that pressure? That’s cute, I guess Baby, medically you’re not even top ten. [VERSE 2] Fourteen years old, learned hospital ceilings learned grown-ups lie when they say “just a feeling” learned how silence sounds right before results learned how fast your whole life can get called So now I’m grown and somebody leaves me on read and I’m supposed to lose my fucking head? You disappeared for three business days. Congratulations. I have waited on pathology. You cannot psychologically compete. [PRE-CHORUS] I’m not fearless That’s not what this is I just learned very young what actually deserves it [CHORUS] I’m medically hard to impress You gotta come harder than stress I’ve heard “we need to run more tests” so your vague little threat ain’t touching my chest Medically hard to impress My nervous system is overqualified for this mess You call that pressure? That’s cute, I guess Baby, medically you’re not even top ten. [VERSE 3] And don’t make this inspirational I’m not your brave-girl quote I didn’t beat some giant thing so you could print it on a tote Sometimes surviving looked heroic sometimes it looked like being pissed sometimes it looked like cracking jokes when everybody else looked sick I got good at making rooms laugh when the room got way too real maybe that’s why when shit gets heavy my first instinct is still a punchline That’s not denial That’s architecture I built a load-bearing sense of humor. [BRIDGE] So if I look calm when everything goes left It isn’t because nothing scares me I just have references. I have comparison data. I have unfortunately seen some shit. [BEAT DROP] You said, “You’ll regret this.” Maybe. Put it in the chart. [FINAL CHORUS] I’m medically hard to impress Life already gave me the stress test I came out loud, overdressed with inappropriate jokes and a pulse in my chest Medically hard to impress Still here, still weird, still making a mess I don’t need to prove I’m fearless I know exactly what fear is. That’s why you’re not it. [OUTRO] Please don’t confuse my lack of panic with a lack of understanding. I understood. It just wasn’t that serious. Medically speaking.
