I'm Not Listening

I never was the girl to wonder and surprise

You kicked open my world you pricked open my eyes

I couldn’t make a sound and when you finally yanked it

out

You took that scream and tied it ‘round your pretty box

to poison hands

What I wanted wasn’t really what I wanted

How can you claim to know me when you have other things

to occupy your time

And this is all I think about

I’m not listening, I’m not listening I’m not listening

I’m not listening anymore

Tied my tongue off with a wire now my head is full of

liars

I’m not listening I’m not listening I’m not listening

I’m not listening

Guess I was that girl you tripped her down the stairs

You’ve kicked away her books she eats her lunch alone

She suffers leers and jeers and stares

And she knows she’ll win you over once and over twice

Or maybe not but that’s alright

If I’m a phoenix if I’m a demon or a sage or a fake

Or if I’m gutless leave me alone and let me be this

You’ve nearly killed me once

I’m not listening, I’m not listening I’m not listening

I’m not listening anymore

I’m immune now to your poison

Unmoved by a plague of voices

Where I’m going, you should know where I’m going

You tied that blindfold ‘round my head hung that sign

on my back

Spun me ‘round spun me ‘round and sent me out I’m still

spinning I’m still spun

I’m still shunned shunned shunned

I’m not listening...I’m not...listening

You’re in my head you’re at my door

In my head