Teeth

It's always when I'm brushing my teeth It shocks me like a jolt from an electric fence I try to shut it down, make it not exist But it gets louder It's always when I'm trying to sleep The silence cuts a path to my rawest nerve Like a toe stubbed on a corner, makes you curse And double over It's always when I'm brushing my teeth (Ah ah-ah, ah ah-ah, ah-ah) It's always when I'm brushing my teeth (Ah ah-ah, ah ah-ah, ah-ah) You left an imprint of your teeth A bite mark on my arm, but bruises fade But the brand you burned still festers every day Even years later But one thing I know now is I'm not weak No, I'm not broken down, I'm mad as hell Like an inmate doing push-ups in my cell Don't walk my way It's always when I'm brushing my teeth (Ah ah-ah, ah ah-ah, ah-ah) It's always when I'm brushing my teeth (Ah ah-ah, ah ah-ah, ah-ah) It's always when I'm brushing my teeth until my gums bleed I'm scrubbing my skin until it burns Keep trying to rinse you down the drain But you left poison in my brain It's always when I'm brushing my teeth It's always when I'm brushing my teeth It's always when I'm brushing my teeth It's always when I'm brushing my teeth It's always when I'm