Open Wound

Open Wound

© 2022 Karianne Gabaldon

(Verse 1)

I can see you staring at me

With your hungry eyes, spine-chilling

You have come to haunt my feelings.

And I caved and came to your house

Now I’m here silent as a mouse

You didn’t know I was a human being.

(Chorus)

I think I’m ready to go home

You’ve done your damage enough

I’ll walk the plank all alone

Who are you to say you’re tough?

You’ve got your gun

I’m an open wound ready to run

I think I’m ready to go home.

(Verse 2)

You bend me over, don’t say sorry

Then you slam my porcelain body

I shatter into pieces, honey.

My push me down until I can’t cry

I can’t speak and I don’t know why

My mind says to just go run.

(Chorus)

I think I’m ready to go home

You’ve done your damage enough

I’ll walk the plank all alone

Because your rugby game was rough.

You’ve got your gun

I’m an open wound ready to run

I think I’m ready to go home.

(Bridge)

Your terror words

Oh how they hurt

I’m dying, can’t you just see it?

(Can’t you see?)

You never even cleaned me up

You never even gave a fuck

(Never even gave a fuck)

I’ll never even get back up

(I’ll never get back up)

Your mother in the other room

(Mother in the other room)

Didn’t witness my doom

(Didn’t witness my doom)

I’ll never even get back up

(I’ll never get back up)

Won’t get back up

Won’t get back up

Won’t get back up

Won’t get back up

I’ll never even get back up.

(Chorus)

I think I’m ready to go home

You’ve done your damage enough

I’ll walk the plank all alone

Who are you to say you’re tough?

You’ve got your gun

I’m an open wound ready to run

I think I’m ready to go home.