1. PRAY
I USED TO SAY MY PRAYERS AT NIGHT, FULL OF GRACE AND HOLY DREAD
I USED TO SAY MY PRAYERS AT NIGHT, BUT NOW I TOUCH MYSELF INSTEAD
IF HE COULD HEAR MY THOUGHTS, THEN I SHOULD HEAR HIS TOO
IF HE COULD HEAR MY THOUGHTS, HE'D BE AFRAID OF ME TOO
PRAY.
2. RING
LOVE COULD TEAR US APART, BUT I WANT TO BEAT IT TO THE PUNCH
WHEN ROUTINE BITES HARD, I WILL BITE BACK
CAN'T SAY "I DO" WITH YOUR FINGER IN MY MOUTH-
SEPARATE GOLD BAND FROM OLD BONE
IT'S A TRADITION, IT'S A FUCKING BUSINESS. FINISH THE JOB AND LEAVE.
3. BAKE SALE
I CAN'T ADJUST
DON'T TELL ME TO SHUT UP
DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN
NO, I DON'T WANT A FUCKING CUPCAKE.
THE MARGIN IS SLIM, BUT YOU WIN- YOUR HANDS BEAT MY THIGHS
BUT YOU WANT THEM BOTH; YOU'LL TAKE THEM BOTH.
BORN INTO SHIT, LIVING LIKE TRASH.
5. PAINTER
FOUR YEARS IN, TYING MYSELF UP UNDER A SPOTLIGHT
A LABOR OF LOVE THAT LIVES AND BREATHES AND EATS AND DIES
EVERY SINGLE DAY
I AM CAREFUL WITH MY HANDS NOW.
I MAKE SURE I LOVE NOTHING NOW.
I LOVE NOTHING NOW, AND NO THING LOVES ME.
6. “SMILE”
HOW ABOUT THIS, YOU PIECE OF SHIT:
I'LL STOP ACTING LIKE SUCH A BITCH WHEN YOU STOP ACTING LIKE SUCH A RAPIST.
7. BETTER
IN MY DREAMS IT'S THIS: YOU FACE DOWN, PANTS SOAKED WITH PISS
SPITTING BLOOD AND TEETH FROM YOUR BROKEN FACE, AND YOU ARE SORRY.
ACROSS THE WORLD, ANOTHER WOMAN BURNS INTO ASHES AND I'M AWAKE
AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I KNOW TOO MUCH
WE SHOULD BE BETTER, BUT NOTHING'S CHANGED.
8. OUR WAR
THIS IS A WAR; YOU CAN'T SAY IT'S NOT ANYMORE.
WE'RE UNDER ATTACK-- THEY TAKE AND TAKE. I WANT IT BACK.
THEY'RE CASTING VOTES TO DECIDE WHICH OF US LIVES, WHICH OF US DIES.
I CAN'T GO OUTSIDE.
BUT I DON'T TRUST THIS HOUSE-- THEY PRESS THEIR EARS UP TO THE WALLS
THIS IS A WAR; THEY HATE US ALL.
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