Floorboards

Hey, hey, hey
And this is not the way that I had pictured this would go
Your hands are weak, I thought that they'd be strong
Your mouth tastes like the way I thought it'd taste
Like smoke
And your hair is really long
I like it really long
So I can lie to both my mom and dad
Who say that I am younger than I am
And the doctors say I'm fine
But I will be a mom in nine whole months
I'll never be a mom
I'll never be that strong
I'll always be this weak
At least I think I'll be
She says I kicked and cried and screamed
Until I couldn't breathe
I threw myself down stairs like twice a week
I think I bled until it was all gone
He said thank me when you're older
And I will write all of these songs for you
And you can bury me in pieces
Underneath the floorboards in your room
And the story just gets darker
Screaming down hallways you always do saying
Jesus please forgive me
But I need this body more than you, singing

(And it's not all gone)

And I never said that did was easier than done
By dawn, my ribs were spilling out my back
My spine, my spine is coming out my mouth and I cannot breathe
And I will break, and break, and break
And break and break again
I blew myself back up with all my friends
I locked myself inside of my room writing songs like these
She says I kicked and cried and screamed
Until I couldn't breathe
I threw myself down stairs like twice a week
I think I bled until it was all gone
He said thank me when you're older
And I will write all of these songs for you
And you can bury me in pieces
Underneath the floorboards in your room
And the story just gets darker
Screaming down hallways you always do saying
Jesus please forgive me
But I need this body more than you, singing

And it's not all gone