Lyrics: Chloe Bodur
Music: Joseph Efi/Chloe Bodur
If I sharpened my teeth
into dogtooth
chewed through raw meat
chased my own tail
ran through the fields on all fours
until my corpse laid still
Would you weep for me then?
if I painted my cheeks yellow
and yellowed my hair
until my chin was blue in the face
and blued my eyes
would you see me as human
and offer me bread
and your home?
Would you weep for me then?
if I prayed to the sky
hands pressed together
instead of to my side
Would you hear my prayers?
Would you answer them?
Would you weep for me then?
if I was the perfect victim
and mourned my children silently
swallowed my crumbs with a smile
and never dreamt of life
of flying
of singing
or swimming in the ocean
red with blood
like the streets
red with blood
like the trees
red with blood
like the air
red with blood
like the sky
red with blood
like the water
red with blood
like the food
red with blood
like my skin
red with blood
stained by everyone Iβve ever loved
until itβs my turn to bleed.
If I took the bullet silently
as did the others
whose names you never heard
whose faces youβve never seen
If I took the bullet silently
and never fired back
Never showed my teeth
Or barked
Would you weep for me then?
Like you weep for them?