“PET WITH THE TISM” is a track on the deluxe version of NOAHFINNCE’s debut album, GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET (Deluxe). The song is about his experience being infantilised as an autistic person.
He has stated on Twitter:
I wrote it about people treating me like their weird lil freak pet cos of the...
[Verse 1]
Gonna be a big boy someday
Overqualify for your charity case and
If I dial down the intensity
Maybe I could be your new accessory
[Pre-Chorus]
Penny made a burn book and I'll admit it
I'm kind of offended that I'm not in it
It's so condescending
You know me by name
And there's no point pretending
That things ever change
[Chorus]
Everybody here's looking down on me
Looking down on me, looking down on me
Making 'em flinch at the sound of me
At the sound of me, at the sound of me
So cute, I'm your pet with the 'tism
Taking these meds, but I still got rhythm
But my parents say they're proud of me
Yeah, they're proud of me (Yeah, they're proud of me)
[Verse 2]
Gonna step into the sun someday
Still so sweet, make your teeth decay
Your words so bitter, but it'll do better
'Cause too much venom's gonna rot your brain
[Pre-Chorus]
Penny made a burn book and I'll admit it (I'll admit it)
I'm kind of offended that I'm not in it (I'm not in it)
It's so condescending
You know me by name
And there's no point pretending
That things ever change
[Chorus]
Everybody here's looking down on me
Looking down on me, looking down on me
Making 'em flinch at the sound of me
At the sound of me, at the sound of me
So cute, I'm your pet with the 'tism
Taking these meds, but I still got rhythm
But my parents say they're proud of me
Yeah, they're proud of me (Yeah, they're proud of me)
[Bridge]
(Proud of me, proud of me)
(Proud of me, proud of me)
(Proud of me, proud of me)
(Proud of me, proud of me)
Penny made a burn book (She did what?)
Caught myself a cold look (That shit's frosty)
Never signed my yearbook (Oh no!)
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
[Chorus]
Everybody here's looking down on me
Looking down on me, looking down on me
Making 'em flinch at the sound of me
At the sound of me, at the sound of me
Freak shit is my new decoration (Decoration)
Call me the kid with the cracked mutation
Penny insists that my quirk's contagious
Think she's got a point, but this shit's outrageous
So cute, I'm your pet with the 'tism
Taking these meds, but I still got rhythm
But my bitch says he's proud of me
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
PET WITH THE TISM was written by NOAHFINNCE & ST£FAN.
PET WITH THE TISM was produced by ST£FAN.
NOAHFINNCE released PET WITH THE TISM on Thu Sep 05 2024.
Getting an autism diagnosis made me re-evaluate how people have treated me/ perceived me throughout my life and I wanted to write a stupid, fun song about how it feels like everybody has always looked down on me.
— via Kerrang