Blood on my shirt,
two red buttons
Might have killed me that time
Oh, if I'd let him
He's slow and he's drunk and he
Lost his grip on me
Now I'm running down La rue Saint-Paul
Trying to get off from the weight of it all
Can't fly the car I know he won't stop
I go see Persephone
Tap, tap, tapping on your window screen
Gotta let me in, Persephone
I know where to go But I had to get away from him
All my petals are bruised But I'm still a flower
I'm running to you in the violet hour
Put your skinny arms around me
Let me test your skin
Mouth to mouth,
mouth to flower Salty, sweet, you give me power
I feel you shake under my lips Your fingers tender find my secrets
Don't make a sound, don't cry, love
Your pants are sleeping just above
I'll kiss you once,
I'll kiss you twice Fall asleep looking in each other's eyes
Tap,
tap,
tapping on your window screen Gotta let me in,
Persephone
I know where to go But I had to get away from him
All my petals are bruised But I'm still a flower
I'm running to you in the violet hour
Put your skinny arms around me
Let me test your skin
Light on your shoulder
Light on your cheek
Light telling me it's time to leave
The birds are calling to the morning
Your parents' feet above us stirring Kiss your belly before I go
Climb back out of your basement window Back to the cold spot,
back to the hard life
Back to the harsh bright street Tap,
tap,
tapping on your window screen
Gotta let me in,
Persephone I know where to go But I had to get away from him
All my petals are bruised But I'm still a flower
I'm running to you in the violet hour
Put your skinny arms around me Let me test your skin
All my petals are bruised But I'm still a flower
I'm running to you in the violet hour
Put your skinny
arms around me Let me test your skin