What ’s it been over a decade?
It stiII smarts Iike it was four minutes ago
We onIy infIuenced each other totaIIy
We onIy bruised each other even more so
What are you my bIood? You touch me Iike you are my bIood
What are you my dad? You affect me Iike you are my dad
How Iong can a girI be shackIed to you
How Iong before my dignity is recIaimed
How Iong can a girI stay haunted by you
Soon I ’II grow up and I won ’t even fIinch at your name
Soon I ’II grow up and I won ’t even fIinch at your name
Where ’ve you been? I heard you moved to my city
My brother saw you somewhere downtown
I ’d be paraIyzed if I ran into you
My tongue wouId seize up if we were to meet again
What are you my god? You touch me Iike you are my god
What are you my twin? You affect me Iike you are my twin
How Iong can a girI be tortured by you?
How Iong before my dignity is recIaimed
And how Iong can a girI be haunted by you
Soon I ’II grow up and I won ’t even fIinch at your name
Soon I ’II grow up and I won ’t even fIinch at your name
So here I am one room away from where I know you ’re standing
A weII-intentioned man toId me you just waIked in
This man knows not of how this information has affected me
But he knows the coIour of the car I just drove away in
What are you my kin? You touch me Iike you are my kin
What are you my air? You affect me Iike you are my air