Pap Smear

[Verse 1: Alice Glass]

You never got to bloom

They cut you from the stem

You're innocent at birth

Until you understand

[Pre-Chorus: Alice Glass]

Repeat every word that you say to me

They put you to use or put you to sleep

I can't tell you the difference between

Oh, an embryo or a planted seed

[Chorus: Alice Glass]

So many shades of white, so many shades of pale

I know what you hate, so I do it constantly

So many shades of white, so many shades of pale

I know how to cut a wound that will not heal

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2: Alice Glass]

Consistency of dirt

Insects that spun your silk

They wait for gratitude

They wail for mother's milk

[Pre-Chorus: Alice Glass]

Repeat every word that you say to me

They put you to use or put you to sleep

I can't tell you the difference between

Oh, an embryo or a planted seed

[Chorus: Alice Glass]

So many shades of white, so many shades of pale

I know what you hate, so I do it constantly

So many shades of white, so many shades of pale

I know how to cut a wound that will not heal

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro: Alice Glass]

So many shades of white, so— bloom

I know how to cut a— stem

So many shades of white, so— bloom

I know how to cut a— stem

Bloom

I know how to cut a wound that will not heal

Bloom

I know how to cut a wound that will not heal