Fierce Flawless Lyrics by Ani Difranco
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she was cuffed to the truth like the truth was a chair
bright interrogation light in her eyes
her conscience lit a cigarette and just stood there
waiting for her to crack
waiting for her to cry
his face scampered through her mind
like a roach across a wall
it made her heart soar
it made her skin crawl
they said, we got this confession we just need for you to sign
why don't you just cooperate and make this easier on us all

there was light and then there was darkness
but there was no line in between
and asking her heart for guidance
was like pleading with a machine
cuz joy, it has its own justice
and dreams are languid and lawless
and everything bows to beauty
when it is fierce
and when it is flawless

on the table were two ziploc baggies
containing her eyes and her smile
they said, we're keeping these as evidence
'til this thing goes to trial
meanwhile anguish was fingering solace
in another room down the hall
both were love's accomplices
but solace took the fall

now look at her book of days
it's the same on every page
and she's got a little tin cup with her heart in it
to bang along the bars of her rib cage
bang along the bars of her rib cage
she was cuffed to the truth like the truth was a chair   bright interrogation light in her eyes   her conscience lit a cigarette and just stood there   waiting for her to crack   waiting for her to cry   his face scampered through her mind   like a roach across a wall   it made her heart soar   it made her skin crawl   they said, we got this confession we just need for you to sign   why don't you just cooperate and make this easier on us all      there was light and then there was darkness   but there was no line in between   and asking her heart for guidance   was like pleading with a machine   cuz joy, it has its own justice   and dreams are languid and lawless   and everything bows to beauty   when it is fierce   and when it is flawless      on the table were two ziploc baggies   containing her eyes and her smile   they said, we're keeping these as evidence   'til this thing goes to trial   meanwhile anguish was fingering solace   in another room down the hall   both were love's accomplices   but solace took the fall      now look at her book of days   it's the same on every page   and she's got a little tin cup with her heart in it   to bang along the bars of her rib cage   bang along the bars of her rib cage