Ignore Tenderness

Album: Pre Pleasure (2022)
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  • I've been trying to
    Be turned on by you
    Be turned on by myself
    Or anything else

    Been watching porn
    Lights off, headphones on
    Right when pleasure begins
    My education creeps in

    I've been stripping right down
    Staring at my own reflection
    Ever since I was thirteen, I've been
    Pulled in every direction

    Such a good student
    Of all that conflicting advice
    Go put ice in your mouth
    Let them slap you about
    Go on, choke yourself out

    But leave no room for doubt
    That you are brave
    Beneath the sheets, you're just a cave
    A plastic bucket, or a grave
    Who said you're not what you get
    You are what you gave away?

    I've been thinking back
    To when things went off track
    You know that's not what I wanted
    Is that why I feel haunted?

    By something small
    Strong enough to destroy it all
    If I don't change soon
    Will it forever eclipse the moon?
    That keeps me stable
    Away from all of that advice
    That put words in my mouth
    All those drinks on the house
    Go on, just let it all out

    But leave no room for doubt
    That you are brave
    A little leaf catching a wave
    Strong but willing to be saved
    Ignore the tenderness you crave
    Be naughty but don't misbehave
    Who said you're not what you get
    You are what you gave away? Writer/s: Julia Jacklin
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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