You, summers is in your bedroom
Made yourself a kingdom
Imagining how you'd rule
And everyone you knew
Said she must be a genius
Look at how the brushin' moves

Keep listenin', keep watchin'
Keep workin', not stoppin'

Little genius, little star
You're everything they say you are
Is it lovely in the dark?
Or do you dim as you go on?

You, autumns in the school yard
Alpha of the ex
Some girls that wanna be like you
And everything you do
She must be a leader
Look at how the crow it moves

Keep listenin', keep watchin'
Keep workin', not stoppin'

Little genius, little star
You're everything they say you are
Is it lovely in the dark?
Or do you dim as you go on?

Ohh-oh, oh oh
The days they go
Ohh-oh, oh oh
The credits show
Ohh-oh, oh oh
The crowds they know (ohh-oh, oh oh)
That no one waits for so and so

Little genius, little star
You're everything they say you are
Is it lovely in the dark?
Or do you dim as you go on?

You, winters in the basement
Trying not to face it
Wonder where your kingdom went
And when they look at you
Come on little genius, do it like you used to to
Keep workin', keep watchin'
They'll listen, no stoppin'

Copyright: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Writer(s): Ellis Ludwig-Leone