i was a caterpillar

i was warm

i was soft

i was long



like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive

like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive



i dodged the foot of one strange man

after another

i was never good at finding

a good lover



like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive

like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive



no one can set you free

butterfly



you get your wings

when you learn how to dance

i've danced for such a long time

but i never learned the steps



like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive

like the lies i told myself

to keep myself alive