On the school hallway, crowded and noisy
The teachers new, beautiful substitute
Behind who everyone shouted
when she went by swaying
Not me
Not me
After gym class the air in the dressing room thick
And in the shower after the others
In the tiles echoed things everyone laughed at
Not me
Not me
At nights when over everything poured a black cover
At the shelter I waited and hoped for redemption
Quietly ticked the clock, a mist rose to the small hours
In which light I finally fell asleep
The morning of graduation was chilly white
But an endless summer rose from the grass of it
To the beach everyone went, after the celebration
Not me
Not me
After work dad hid behinds the newspaper
Sturdy table, tablecloth, silently we dined
Dad went outside, closed the door behind him
Sighing
Sighing
At nights when over everything poured a black cover
At the shelter I waited and hoped for redemption
Quietly ticked the clock, a mist rose to the small hours
In which light I finally fell asleep
At nights when over everything poured a black cover
At the shelter I waited and hoped for redemption
Quietly ticked the clock, a mist rose to the small hours
In which light I finally fell asleep