Involuntary from Altar Girl by Altar Girl

Years I tended to your unkept garden,
prayin somethin’ blooms
Your pages blank, you’re worn from bein’ shut,
your binding’s loose
I should say something, but the words land soft,
Like a punch thrown in a dream,
Where your teeth fall to the floor,
It’s all that anybody sees

I hold it in till I turn blue,
Swallowing a scream
I try to face it, but I’m a runaway,
I’m too scared to be seen
I’d give anything not to be given away by
Involuntary things
But I’ll laugh,
And I’ll burn burn burn right through these rosy cheeks

You’re such a fuckin’ coward,
Hidin’ in the bathroom stall
You’re sinkin’ babe, who’s taking your power?
Stand tall, eye-fuck em all!
But we can thank my god, my christ,
Oh what a guy,
Taught me to be the apple of my daddy’s eye,
Did I learn to love or hate myself?
Feel, lust, ignore, suppress,
Repent, repent!

I hold it in till I turn blue,
Swallowing a scream
I try to face it, but I’m a runaway,
I’m too scared to be seen
I’d give anything not to be given away by
Involuntary things
But I’ll laugh,
And I’ll BURN BURN BURN BURN BURN
BURN BURN BURN

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