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You never got to bloom
They cut you from the stem
You're innocent at birth
Until you understand
Repeat every word that you say to me
They put you to use or put you to sleep
I cant tell you the difference between
An embryo or a planted seed
So many shades of white
So many shades of pale
I know what you hate
So I do it constantly
Many shades of white
Many shades of pale
I know how to cut
A wound that will not heal
Consistency of dirt
Insects that spun your silk
They wait for gratitude
They wait for mother's milk
Repeat every word that you say to me
They put you to use or put you to sleep
I cant tell you the difference between
An embryo or a planted seed
So many shades of white
So many shades of pale
I know what you hate
So I do it constantly
Many shades of white
Many shades of pale
I know how to cut
A wound that will not heal
They cut you from the stem
You're innocent at birth
Until you understand
Repeat every word that you say to me
They put you to use or put you to sleep
I cant tell you the difference between
An embryo or a planted seed
So many shades of white
So many shades of pale
I know what you hate
So I do it constantly
Many shades of white
Many shades of pale
I know how to cut
A wound that will not heal
Consistency of dirt
Insects that spun your silk
They wait for gratitude
They wait for mother's milk
Repeat every word that you say to me
They put you to use or put you to sleep
I cant tell you the difference between
An embryo or a planted seed
So many shades of white
So many shades of pale
I know what you hate
So I do it constantly
Many shades of white
Many shades of pale
I know how to cut
A wound that will not heal
Lyrics submitted by anausteregentleman, edited by westcoast510
Pap Smear Lyrics as written by Ethan Kath Alice Glass
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I SAY THIS ALBUM MIGHT BE THE BEST OF 2010!
It is definitey my favorite of 2010 next to MGMT's "Congratulations." This is my favorite song off the album though, it is just perfect. Alice's voice is splendid here. The meaning is obviously abortion.