Persephone

Blood on my shirt

Two red buttons

Might have killed me that time

Oh, if I let him

He's slow when he's drunk

And he

Lost his grip on me

Now, I'm running down La Rue Saint Paul

Tryna get out from the weight of it all

Can't flag a cop 'cause I know he won't stop

I go see Persephone

Tap, tap, tappin' on your window screen

Gotta let me in, Persephone

Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him

My petals are bruised and I'm still a flower

Come runnin' to you in the violet hour

Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin

Mouth to mouth

Mouth to flower

Salty-sweet, you give me power

I feel you shake under my lips

Your fingers, tender, find my secrets

Don't make a sound, don't cry out loud

Your parents are sleepin'

Just about

I kiss you once, I kiss you twice

Fall asleep lookin' in each others eyes

Tap, tap, tappin' on your window screen

Gotta let me in, Persephone

Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him

My petals are bruised, but I'm still a flower

Come runnin' to you in the violet hour

Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin

Light on your shoulder, light on your cheek

Light tellin' me it's time to leave

The birds are callin' to the mornin'

Parents feed 'em, above us stirring

Kiss your belly before I go

Climb back out of your basement window

Back to the cold-spot, back to the hard life

Back to the harsh-bright street

Tap, tap, tappin' on your window screen

Gotta let me in, Persephone

Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him

My petals are bruised, but I'm still a flower

Come runnin' to you in the violet hour

Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin

My petals are bruised, but I'm still a flower

Come runnin' to you in the violet hour

Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin