Cabinets

from Rough Stuff by Qiana

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lyrics

I am wary of your tea
'cause I expect sweetness but only find leaves
and the strays left in my cup
that you don't want me to read
spell "go", but I know how sweet it used to be

but sugar runs low
and honey gets old
I ate you out of house and home
and would you think it cruel
if I were to assume
your cabinets aren't bare
only you

what a pretty cage you cast
such a pitty gold paint don't last
I spent years squeezing through those bars
plucked my feathers clean
goes to show that you don't know
that birds do more than sing

and you took everything
but forgot to clip my wings
I'll go elsewhere for seed
I don't care if it's cruel
'cause I have to assume
your cabinets aren't bare
only you

I'e got so much left to say
but you keep my voice in frays
and I wanna run away
but you keep me bound in chains of yesterday

in your skin I made a home
wore it thin, I'm free to roam
but ain't it funny how I can't
find the north star?
oh no, should have known you'd thrown me out this far

without your steady hands
I've forgotten how to stand
but I will learn how to
your fabled empty room
I found my clothes and shoes
your cabinets aren't bare
only you

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from Rough Stuff, released September 22, 2014

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