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Artist: Xiu Xiu
Canonical path: /xiu-xiu/the-leash
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Leash
Read The Leash lyrics by Xiu Xiu on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Leash
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Perseus holds the head of Medusa
oh what i would give to be her
my hands cannot hold steady
when you reach out to me
navy boy oh if you could tell
would you ever be taken as i am
that i looked to you every night
you did not seem to notice
god had made your sweetheart wrong
born to suffer, born only to die
a dog will rut its way into harm
when one lets off the leash
to reveal what i once was
just for once, just for once
in this she is not unique
to have lied to a lover
if for want of a pure touch
to be common, to be seen as i am
salute your rage, a hammer
beat upon me, crumble me as powder
wipe me off of your uniform
it's the same blood that you loved
i don't think that you are a fool
but you cannot deny me as a woman
oh ensign, i was your woman
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