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Mysterious Bruises

from Piggy by Struwwelpeter

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Previously unreleased track exclusive to the EP 'Piggy'

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Settle in
There's something so unsettling
In your eyes
Patiently
You're robbed of your own agency
It's nice

And what must you think of me?
I reek of stale coffee
Unseemly
And I'm fresh out of excuses
These mysterious bruises
Abuses

That's enough
You never liked it all that rough
Never will
Clemency
Appealing to your decency
Goodwill

And my skin is flaking off me
Exposing what's underneath
I'm unsheathed
Such a stubborn reclamation
A pale imitation
Agnation

You snap your fingers
I run to you
Slap my face
I belong to you
Grind my heart down

Drink up
It's never gonna be enough

Morning chills
Every day is another thrill
Flying high
Dinner's served
You swallow your own optic nerve
Let it lie

If there's a chance that I'm mistaken
I'll kill what I've awakened
Chastened
I'll go wherever you go
Caught up in your undertow
Ebb and flow

Swallow
But inside you still feel hollow

Despite our greatest intent
It's set to happen again
What can I say that won't sound insincere
You gave what I gave
And is this insurrection
Just a cry for attention
Are you afraid that you might
Disappear if we all look away

Pepper spray
They're pointing it the wrong way
'Fake news'
Dominoes
You don't want to be part of those
Light the fuse

What could this be endowed to?
They're better off without you
It's untrue
The potions and the powder
You hear them getting louder
Prouder

I'll go wherever you go
Caught up in your undertow...

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from Piggy, released January 20, 2021
@2021 Ben Mitchell

Additional vocals: Laura-Beth Cowley

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