Binky

Title: Binky Verse 1 Crib still creaks in my mind, Velvet blankets I can't find. Plastic peace between my lips, Sugar silence on my fingertips. Suck away the cries I hide, Tell the world I’m fine inside. Pre-Chorus You said "grow up, stop that game," But comfort doesn’t feel the same. I bite down just to stay calm— My baby fix, my quiet balm. Chorus Binky in my mouth, can't talk, Mute my thoughts when I should walk. Pacified and paralyzed, Still a child in grown disguise. Don’t take it out, I’m not okay, It’s how I make the noise go away. Verse 2 Ribbons tied around my brain, Wrapped in pink, but full of pain. You laugh and say “that’s not mature,” But binkies patch what you ignore. Let me suck the sorrow still, It’s the only thing that knows my will. Pre-Chorus I tried to scream, it plugged the sound, Now my words just spin around. You say I’m broken, say I’m weird— But this is how I fight my fears. Chorus Binky in my mouth, can’t scream, So I chew on cotton dreams. Pacified, not satisfied, Hiding in my lullaby. Don’t take it out, don’t make me grow— There’s pain in places you don’t know. Bridge Pink plastic, soft and cold, More dependable than being bold. You left me crying, all alone, So I found comfort on my own. I’m not regressing, I’m surviving— In baby ways, I keep on thriving. Final Chorus Binky in my mouth, my shield, From this world that won’t stay healed. Call me childish, call me weak, But this is how I learn to speak. Don’t pull it out, don’t say it’s wrong— This binky’s where I still belong.