russian doll

[Verse 1] Acupuncture needle, new connections Watch the water boil over Sputter out and break the tension I can shell another thirty To deflect all my reflections I can hollow out my chest To make more room for brand new lessons Dress a wound with sheepish clothes My curls are faux and full of questions But my teeth are gnashing Woe is me, is woe my new collection I can't bridge the gap between the me's In past, future, and present I don't want to find the reason I rеject my adolescencе [Refrain] I can push it down And make a big thing small A small thing smaller [Chorus] But when it gives, it gives It bends and buckles And it waves white flags With whiter knuckles And it gets you bad, oh And it gets you bad, oh [Verse 2] Dacey's swimming up to see the surface She can breach or I can cave Fall back to idly submissive I'm afraid to speak of pain Afraid to wind up in a circuit Give me something I can't take To test the limits of my purpose [Refrain] I can push it down And make a big thing small [Verse 3] This is reminiscent, my perplexion Stems from flowers pressed in books Among my wall where dust collects I'm not a sucker through and through All bark, no bite, and all forgiving 'Til it's something I can't place The in-between and the reliving [Refrain] I can push it down And make a big thing small [Chorus] But when it gives, it gives It bends and buckles And it waves white flags With whiter knuckles And it gets you bad, oh And it gets you bad, oh But when it gives, it gives Rages and ruptures And it takes you back To skipping supper And it drives you mad, oh And it drives you mad, oh [Outro] Acupuncture needles, new connections I can fizzle out and break Or I can change my depth perception