Talk Around

It was a small, small room Damaged me like a car crash Not a single bruise Inside I was day-old ash My feet were dirty I’d been climbing trees Watching dragonflies Eating poison berries Who’s that girl Losing the world This silence is a stone in my mouth Guess I’ll have to learn to talk around It was an ordinary day Damaged me like demolition No breaks Inside itched like stitches My hair was knotted You said I looked like a nymph I sang your songs to you Your hand on my hip Who’s that girl Losing the world This silence is a stone in my mouth Guess I’ll have to learn to talk around I used to think it was my fault Always just too pretty I used to think it was my failing Ten years is a pity My home was haunted By the way your floors creaked No more closed eyes No more baby teeth No more closed eyes Who’s that girl Losing the world This silence is a stone in my mouth Guess I’ll have to learn to talk around This silence is a stone in my mouth Guess I’ll have to learn to talk around it