Get Your Premium Membership

Shrug - Lyrics by Ani Difranco


Lyrics
what's with that halo hovering
\r
above that thick skull
\r
spare me
\r
if I do say so - I think you're covering
\r
'course there was nothing
\r
could've prepared me
\r

\r
for the side effect of this dirty drug
\r
the way you punish me and then you shrug
\r

\r
what's with that phone call, baby
\r
it's like you're trying
\r
just trying to crush me
\r
do you feel stronger each time you push me, dear
\r
did you tell your mom you carpet bombed
\r
before you left here
\r

\r
and is it just the side effect of this dirty drug
\r
or does each apology sound more like a shrug
\r

\r
are you at home now with your kitty cats
\r
are you just at home now with the way that you act
\r
do you split the rent there with all your secrets
\r
or do you just pretend to all your friends
\r
they're uninvited guests
\r

\r
yes and when you want it tidy tell me
\r
can you still dispel me
\r
sweep me neatly under the rug
\r
does your conscience ever mention
\r
the way that you treat me
\r
or do you just fend it off with a ...



Book: Reflection on the Important Things