EMELINE
Beyond My Body

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[Verse 1]
I'm twenty-three, but my middle school teacher
Lives upon my shoulder, like the devil on my bra strap
"Boys see you like a piece of meat"
I was warned and with his words
I felt my labia being cut in two
But nothing weighs upon their trainless thoughts
Not the noble fear that they've gifted me

[Chorus]
You can cut me open, I think I'm thawing out
I've lived a long time frozen, I'm wrapped in cellophane now
You can cut me open, is that what love's about?
'Cause I just wanna be, I wanna be seen beyond my body now

[Verse 2]
I grew up scared of bad guys in the alley
The Candyman who drugs you with the lollies
But to my surprise, when I got older
I found that guy in neighbors and in boyfriends (Ah)
Yeah, I had already been inside the alley
When I realized that, I cried and laughed out loudly (Hahah)
Stuck between a million emotions
And going back to my heart being frozen (Ah)