Human

Maybe if I smile just the right amount I can avoid the questions that will throw my life in doubt If I wipe my feet in perfume Pull back my unwashed hair Could you see the human in me? Maybe if I'm certain just the right amount You won't even realize my throne sits on the ground If I steady my existence like the bedframe that I sold Could you see the human in me? If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams That held the cover on my pending catastrophe I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street Maybe if I'm absent, just the right amount You won't have to think about the reasons I'm around If I manicure my silence like the lawn I'll never know Could you see? If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams That held the cover on my pending catastrophe I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street If I only spoke of flowers If I tuck away my pain If I promised that I've gone to cleanse my spirit yet again If I hide away the hours that the civil people go If I never let you know If I never let you know If I never let you know If I never let you know If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams That held the cover on my pending catastrophe I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street If I mended all my holes with threads I pulled unraveling the seams That held the cover on my pending catastrophe I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the street I could fool you for a moment I could fool you for a moment I could fool you for a moment I could fool you for a moment I could fool you for a moment when I pass you on the