Every time I smell certain chemicals
I think of heroin
I think of black tar drippin down my walls as a kid
I think of piss on the floor
Adults in my home shooting up and stealing all my shit
And my mom once fed me her scripts
So she could use my piss and pass a test
Cause I’d come up clean no traces of meth
Cause I’d come up clean no traces of meth

Won’t you please be kind to me?
Won’t you shine some light on me?
Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do
Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do

Every time I hear a certain voice
Strung up and energetic
Or I see a middle aged blond woman
I think of my mom and I’m scared shitless
It happens at work, it happens at school, it happens at home, it happens when I’m completely alone

Won’t you be nice to me?
Won’t you spend time with me?
Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do

Every time I feel hands on my back
Or I meet a certain kind of older fat man
I think of my baby sitters, I think of vivid dreams I never considered
Of men holding me to the ground, of men pulling my pants down

Was I not invited to the part where they treat us nice?
Was I not excited enough to enjoy my life?
Was I not invited to the part the teach us how to feel alright?
Was I not invited to the part where I don't get treated like a human flesh light?

Won’t you protect me?
Won’t you please not bruise me?
Won’t you keep me safe?
Won’t you please not hurt me?

Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do
Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do
Cause pretty things seldom do
Oh no, pretty things rarely do