[Verse 1] Tallest mannequin stepped down slow Silent feet on the wooden floor Cold white fingers found my face Pulled the heat out of the place One hand under jaw and chin One hand where my throat had been Velvet hanging from her wrist Soft and wet and hard to miss [Pre-Chorus] Hold still Don’t fight This fits Too tight [Chorus] Oh Lord the mannequins closed in Cold white hands beneath my skin Buttoning up my velvet hide Stuffing something else inside Thread through wrist and thread through grin Pull it tight and tuck me in Oh Lord if I still live at all Why don’t I move when my tears fall? [Verse 2] My breath turned stiff My blood ran thin Painted smile pressed in Something clicked behind my teeth Like a hinge set underneath Both my shoulders squared by force Hands arranged and locked in place I could feel them smooth my cheeks Like they loved the mask they’d made [Pre-Chorus] Don’t blink Stand straight Good girl Too late [Chorus] Oh Lord the mannequins closed in Cold white hands beneath my skin Buttoning up my velvet hide Stuffing something else inside Thread through wrist and thread through grin Pull it tight and tuck me in Oh Lord if I still live at all Why don’t I move when my tears fall? [Bridge] Needle in Needle out Something learning through my mouth My name hit the wooden wall Then came back too small, too small In the corner someone said, “See? She wears it like she’s dead.” Then the tallest kissed my head And the heartbeat drum went dead [Final Chorus] Oh Lord the mannequins closed in Now their lacquer’s in my skin Velvet sealed me throat to knee And something else stood up as me Thread through eyelid, thread through grin Make me pretty, pin me in Oh Lord if I am still inside Tell me why my mouth won’t cry [Outro] Glass in front Dark behind They took my skin And left my mind
