Noelle’s Cuts

Lyrics

[NOELLE] His name was Vincent Vincent tucked me into bed each night And every night we'd read Sleeping Beauty was my favorite So we'd read it on repeat When the story met it's ending And the prince woke up the princess with a kiss Vincent would kiss me right here Night after night the prince arrived To say good night with just a kiss Not just a kiss upon her head Vincent would kiss her on the lips Every night the kiss would land a little stronger Every night the kiss would last a little longer He would whisper I was beautiful He said that if I said a word He'd make sure story time would end But all the stories helped me make-believe A place where I could blend into the background And then the kissing slowly turned into touching And then the touching felt like way too much I wish that I still had my stories 'Cause it's good for girls to learn There's no such thing as happy endings Keep on pretending you're okay [NOELLE, spoken] Anyway... [NOELLE] One small kiss 'Cause he loves her And he loves her 'cause she's beautiful So, one day I grabbed some scissors And I held them to my face My reflection in the mirror wasn't me I was replaced By a girl who's sense of innocence Wasn't hers to keep So' I made a cut below my eye And deep into my cheek Over time my face was covered With every time I was afraid Every time I heard his footsteps and I prayed I could disappear.... So' I waited for prince charming A little bird' a broken wing While my cuts A gorgeous bloody shade of purple Start to sting He began to read the story It's the stories that I miss Then he looked at me and left Without a kiss One small kiss And ya trust him You think it must be okay [NOELLE, spoken] Anyway... [NOELLE] I may have won that battle But the war is never ending Every scar was made to save me They're a lesson I am lending to myself They're on display So I guess what I am saying is I'm used to it by now Not being kissed Not being kissed Not being kissed