Put your hand in your pocket
It’s safer than my arm
I may be naive, but I don’t believe you
When you say, “I mean no harm.”
 
Oh, cereal on my face
Counting the popcorn ceiling at your place
 
Mysterious Skin
How do I begin?
Took my innocence
When I played to win
 
Mysterious skin
Never forget your grin
Saying I liked it
Was the ultimate sin
 
Hardened me
Autopilot like a clock
Was a lifetime of chaos
Worth it for me to touch your c…?
 
Mysterious skin
Where do I begin?
Made me feel special
When you touched my chin
 
Mysterious Skin
Slipped your tongue in
Took my shirt off
Because I was thin
 
Poetic justice cannot erase
The endless nightmares of your face
 
Mysterious skin
Ashamed I let you in
Created a monster
Designed a twin
 
Mysterious skin
To my chagrin
I played along
Ashamed of what I did
 
Oh, that cereal on my face
Counted all the popcorn ceiling at your place…
 
 
 
(Based on the 2004 film, “Mysterious Skin.”)

 

 

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