[Verse 1] Born in Worcester rain On August eighth, ninety-one Only child in the house When the crack began to run Nine years old, the floor split And the truth came in hard Her father said the reason Like a cut right through the yard [Pre-Chorus] Two homes, two afters Two ways to call it gone She rode that shuttle back and forth Until she knew what side was wrong [Chorus] Terms of the split She learned them young Terms of the split And it shaped her tongue No grand repair No saving kiss Terms of the split She lived by this [Verse 2] At eighteen she chose Worcester Closer to Clark, that was true But her father’s house was quieter Less storm, less pulling through He had a girlfriend there by then No drama in the room Aurora took the calmer side And let the rest go to doom [Pre-Chorus] She kept both lines open On the rules she set herself Love was never the answer It was just a thing she shelved [Chorus] Terms of the split She learned them young Terms of the split And it shaped her tongue No grand repair No saving kiss Terms of the split She lived by this [Verse 3] By college she had tested it By med school, tested more Every boy came with a deadline Three months, then out the door Not because the ending stung Not because they turned cruel She knew before they knew her What she would and wouldn’t do She called romance a detour A promise made too wide What she kept was plain and useful Nothing hidden in the pride [Bridge] Sex was currency, she said A fact, not a sin A bridge between consenting adults Where the honest ones walk in Biology, social trade A language, clean and bright Monogamy was paper walls Held up by fear of night [Final Chorus] Terms of the split She learned them young Terms of the split And it shaped her tongue No grand repair No saving kiss Terms of the split She lived by this [Outro] She thought it through And held her line On her own terms All the time
