Bruises and Beautymarks

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She was raised with the touch to cover her bruises with beauty marks
And her boyfriend he is tough
Tough enough to tear her apart
When he's pissed, he hits her
His temper swells up like her blisters

As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started
As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started

From fathers tongue to fathers belt
They're not bruises, they'rе beauty marks
When he kissеd her on the mouth
Blood and tears stained the sheets
When daughters bad, she's good
She's old enough to know he shouldn't

As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started
As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started

In her dreams of cold quicksand
Down she sinks all by his hands
She feels his breath chase by her heart
She cannot hide her deeper scars

As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started
As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started

All her friends will never know that they're bruises, not beauty marks
When her boyfriend is not home
She shares her secrets with the mirror lock
She can't hide behind bright colours
Like a sad carnival clown does
Still she tries hard not to face it under skin deep flesh-coloured makeup

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As this sideshow carries on, she forgets just how it started
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As this sideshow carries on, she forgets about it