Show Teeth - Elegu for a Dead Acquaintance lyrics

By: Tia M. Raw sore spots and skin where they burnt her A churning torrent within where they hurt her Glaring eyes that you'll never see light in Fists clenched tight to keep all their fight in Matted hair with knots that were wrought When snarling tears were forward brought Spine whose posture used to be upright Frowning where a smile used to be so tight Only things I can say to her are lost in her fright I watch her fly like a hare in a frenzied dog-fight Bit down as if Diablo himself set his whip alight Watched her laying bricks and throwing chains Watched her painful memories resurface again You'd wonder why she's gone so sour She's been struck by devilish, wicked powers Consumed by the ticking of the clock and its hours Tearing apart the fields of flowers I watched a person I'd die for die And wished I'd die too— So she wouldn't lonely lie