Shine-Petal

[00:10.08]You're the tick I found at summer's end [00:17.97]Crawling around the back of my neck [00:23.34]I thought you were a sun spot I'd have memories of [00:33.02]But you've embedded yourself and you're sucking my blood [00:40.79]I wish I was the kind of girl who sat [00:48.57]In cafes mid day [00:56.12]Smiling with all my teeth showing [01:10.47]Maybe I'm just a parrot on your shoulder [01:14.69]Maybe I'll be your next favorite placeholder, or maybe [01:21.99]I'll just shine [01:42.81]Like fog that's grazing mountain tops [01:50.54]You barely even touched my arms [01:56.59]And I knew I wasn't your girl [02:05.75]And I knew you weren't my girl [02:13.60]And I wish I was the kind of girl who danced and played these games [02:29.03]Smiling with all my teeth showing [02:43.17]Maybe I'm just a parrot on your shoulder [02:47.23]Maybe I'll be your next favorite placeholder, or maybe [02:54.86]I'll just shine [02:58.54]And I've been practicing my party tricks [03:02.40]Moving the knife between my fingers [03:05.95]While I make my friends all nervous [03:10.09]Moving it faster and faster all the while hoping I miss [03:23.35]And I know that I'm the kind of girl who's fire cannot be smothered [03:38.73]The kind who would meet their god, my Mother [03:52.77]Maybe I'm just the parrot on your shoulder [03:56.60]Maybe I'll be your next favorite placeholder [04:00.53]But baby [04:04.32]I'll just shine