Civilian
Wye Oak
Wye Oak - Civilian
“I am nothing without pretend.
I know my faults,
can’t live with them.
I am nothing without a man.
I know my thoughts,
but I can’t hide them.
I still keep my baby teeth
in the bedside table with my jewelry.
You still sleep in the bed with me,
my jewelry, and my baby teeth
I don’t need another friend.
When most of them…
I can barely keep up with them.
Perfectly able to hold my own hand,
but I still can’t kiss my own neck.
I wanted to give you everything
but I still stand in awe of superficial things.
I wanted to love you like my mother’s mother’s mothers did,
Civilian, Civilian.”
