Perfect Lil' Silence

Buttoned lips, don't make a sound

Keep it pretty, keep it down

Smile wide, don’t let them see

What’s screaming underneath the sweet

Mirror tells me what to hide

Every crack gets painted white

No one wants the truth you bleed

Only dolls that never need

So I hush the thunder in my chest

Tie a ribbon 'round the mess

Be a perfect little girl

With her silence wrapped in pearls

No more questions, no more pain

If they can’t hear, they can’t blame

Lock it up, swallow the key

Silence is the price to be

Flawless in their broken world

A perfect little girl

Every "no" becomes a "yes"

Every scar is just a dress

Taught to sit and never scream

Good girls only cry in dreams

So I bite my tongue until it’s numb

Fake a world where I belong

Be a perfect little girl

With her silence wrapped in pearls

No more questions, no more pain

If they can’t hear, they can’t blame

Lock it up, swallow the key

Silence is the price to be

Flawless in their broken world

A perfect little girl

They love you quiet, love you neat

With your hands tucked at your feet

They love you still, love you small

But silence isn’t peace at all

Be a perfect little girl

But I’m choking on the swirl

Of the truths I never screamed

Of the self I had to leave

Lock me up, throw out the key

Silence built this cage for me

Perfect’s just a poisoned pearl

For a perfect little girl