Teeth (Notevember 2020, #8)

Lyrics:

Pull the words out of my mouth
Like broken teeth
I know when it all went south
And gave me grief

People tell me it gets better
And that time will heal all wounds
But they might stop to consider
If they’re saying it too soon
I just clench my jaw and tell them
There is wisdom in their words
But I wish they’d go to hell,
They have no clue how much it hurts

No strings attached is what we said
But I latched on to her instead
Our deal amendable, but that’s fine
She thought maybe I’m a baby tooth
Pull a string and I rattle loose
Am I expendable by design?
Now the point is moot
She pulled me out by the root

I could feel it every fight
The path we’d take
I had bark and she had bite
That’s my mistake

I was blind, I was unwilling
To admit there was a hole
That we had no hope of filling
You see, time will take its toll

[Chorus]

Dug in deep like a molar
They cause trouble, that’s a fact
And polar opposites attract
I’ve cut my teeth on this
In hope that I’ll grow wiser
But still it gnaws on me
Worse than any incisor

No strings attached is what we said
Well-matched, but only in my head
We’re not entwined, I’m out of line
I guess maybe I’m a baby tooth
Pull a string and I rattle loose
Was I expendable by design?

Pull the teeth out of my mouth