Shelf Life

from Destroy by Bridget and the Squares

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I am not a conquest.
You didn’t pay me. Please, I am not your whore.
I’m not as cute on the inside so keep dressing me up like a doll
or I am bound to disappoint you.

We are all just actors in this play
Some of us are method and I’m afraid
I’m afraid to show you. I’m afraid to be fully portrayed.
cause I am hideous, its not just a character I play.

I want you to have this memory
Of when I was perfect in your mind
Before you ever knew me at all.

Put me on the shelf
I look so pretty behind the glass
I don’t want you to see what becomes of me

You are not my problem
Don’t be so narcissistic
If you were my problem
You would be long gone

You are not my savior
I don't need a savior
If this were such a quick fix
Don't you think I would have fixed it by now

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from Destroy, released July 30, 2012
recorded at Galaxy Smith Studios, Brooklyn, NY
engineered by Jason Desiderio
mastered by Luke Sullivan

Piano, Vocals - Laura Bridget
Drums, Vocals - Kyle Thompson

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