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Come flaunt your imperfections
neuroses on display
dispersed in all directions
your weirdness gone astray

neuroses on display
your flaws in open air
your weirdness gone astray
but now you've ceased to care

your flaws in open air
your scars in clearest view
so glad you've ceased to care
you know what you've been through

your scars in clearest view
those raised lines on your wrists
you know what you've been through
you know which pain persists

those raised lines on your wrists
those burns from cigarettes
you know which pains persist
afraid of what comes next

those burns from cigarettes
those knife marks on the table
afraid of what comes next
you hide out when you're able

those knife marks on the table
those signs of troubled weather
afraid of what comes next
of what we'll face together

those signs of troubled weather
dispersed in all directions
O what we'll face together
come flaunt your imperfections

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