Chase Petra
The Needle

[Verse 1]
Dissociated so hard, think
I may have pushed myself too far
In a line-up I think I might lose
This face to somebody else who
Could take better care of these cheekbones
Hold this head up like it's their own
'Cause I don't know the hands that reach for me
When I try to hold myself gently

[Pre-Chorus]
Locked in reflection
Stare out at eyes that aren't my own
You know me, you know me
You know me
Locked in reflection
Stare out at eyеs that aren't my own
You know me, you know me
You know mе

[Chorus]
Bedroom, summer of 2008
A box fan stirs enough air to make me ache
The last time I think I was whole
It was humid, there were jasmines out my window
[Verse 2]
Derealization haunts me, makes
Everything feel like a dream, I
Pinch myself once every day to
Try to make the feeling go away, but
Why would it ever be that simple? No
It'll never ever be that simple, so
My life, it gleams on movie screens
For eternity, it's that simple

[Pre-Chorus]
Locked in
Reflection
Locked in
Reflection

[Chorus]
Bedroom, summer of 2008
A box fan stirs enough air to make me ache
The last time I think I was whole
It was humid, there were jasmines out my window

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Bedroom, summer of 2008
A box fan stirs enough air to make me ache
The last time I think I was whole
It was humid, there were jasmines out my window
[Outro]
Stitching up wounds on a stranger's body
When did she become my responsibility?
Compartmentalize, at least I'm not feeling
The needle as it sets her back to healing