Fringe

Around me, the birds have all fallen silent
Branches all knowingly still
I've come here again
I promise one last time
Just help me, just please let me in

I slept in a suitcase
Passed around the fringe
On silent handshakes
I'm always taken in
The face in the bathroom
Mirror starts to grin
And a girl's education begins

Rose-colored mouth
Paper-white ankles
The goodness I see in their eyes
The way they unfold, the sound of the backdoor
Closing, with no word goodbye

I slept in a suitcase
Passed around the fringe
On silent handshakes
I'm always taken in
The face in the mirror
With lines settling in
And a girls education begins

I slept in a suitcase
Passed around the fringe
I'm lazy, I'm selfish
I'm all that's bad in men
But before you string me, I'd think again
You're smarter now
Doesn't that count for anything?
I did you no harm, did I friend?
I did you no harm, did I friend?
I did you no harm, did I friend?
I meant no harm to you, friends