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“prom dress” is the lead single of mxmtoon’s second project, the masquerade. It was met with success on release, reaching over 500,000 streams in just over a week. The song was first conceived after a panic attack she had in her prom dress, which she revealed in an interview with Genius, and after w...
[Verse 1]
I'm nearing the end of my fourth year
I feel like I've been lacking, crying too many tears
Everyone seemed to say it was so great
But did I miss out? Was it a huge mistake?
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't help the fact I like to be alone
It might sound kinda sad, but that's just what I seem to know
I tend to handle things usually by myself
And I can't ever seem to try and ask for help
[Chorus]
I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress
I'd be the prom queen if crying was a contest
Make-up is running down, feelings are all around
How did I get here? I need to know
I guess I maybe had a couple expectations
Thought I'd get to them, but no, I didn't
I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun
But now I'm sitting on the floor and all I wanna do is run
[Verse 2]
I keep collections of masks upon my wall
To try and stop myself from revealing it all
Affecting others is the last thing I would do
I keep to myself though I want to break through
[Pre-Chorus]
I hold so many small regrets
And what-ifs down inside my head
Some confidence, it couldn't hurt me
My demeanor is often misread
[Chorus]
I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress
I'd be the prom queen if crying was a contest
Make-up is running down, feelings are all around
How did I get here? I need to know
I guess I maybe had a couple expectations
Thought I'd get to them, but no, I didn't
I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun
But now I'm sitting on the floor and all I wanna do is run
[Post-Chorus]
All I wanna do is run
All I wanna do is run
All I wanna do is run
[Chorus]
I'm sitting here, crying in my prom dress
I'd be the prom queen if crying was a contest
Make-up is running down, feelings are all around
How did I get here? I need to know
I guess I maybe had a couple expectations
Thought I'd get to them, but no, I didn't
I guess I thought that prom was gonna be fun
But now I'm sitting on the floor and all I wanna do is run
[Post-Chorus]
All I wanna do is run
prom dress was written by mxmtoon.
prom dress was produced by Cavetown.
mxmtoon released prom dress on Tue May 07 2019.
I wrote it based off of a tweet I made about crying in my prom dress, and I decided that there was something really symbolic and deeply ironic about that image, and so naturally, I wrote about it.
– mxmtoon via NPR All Songs Considered
Yes. “prom dress” was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 15, 2023.
Yes! mxmtoon performed “Prom Dress,” along with several of her other songs, in her Tiny Desk Concert: