I don’t trust the stroke of a pen

Not like I used to trust the stroke of a pen

It doesn’t do for me now what it did for me then

I don’t trust the stroke of a pen

 

I don’t flinch at the filthy words

Just like I’ve never flinched at the filthy words

I can’t say it’s the worst thing I ever heard

I don’t flinch at the filthy words

 

I don’t crawl past that way no more

Not like I used to crawl past that way before

I’ve seen smoke sweep underneath the door

So I don’t crawl past that way no more