"labour"
[00:02.70] All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid
[00:05.36] Nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant
[00:08.28] Just an appendage, live to attend him
[00:11.20] So that he never lifts a finger
[00:14.12] 24/7 baby machine
[00:16.80] So he can live out his picket-fence dreams
[00:19.72] It's not an act of love if you make her
[00:22.64] You make me do too much labour
[00:26.97] Why are you hangin' on
[00:30.68] So tight
[00:32.28] To the rope that I'm hangin' from
[00:36.26] Off this island?
[00:38.44] This was an escape plan (This was an escape plan)
[00:41.62] Carefully timed it
[00:43.48] So let me go
[00:46.14] And dive into the waves below
[00:49.59] Who tends the orchards?
[00:52.51] Who fixes up the gables?
[00:55.17] Emotional torture
[00:58.09] From the head of your high table
[01:01.02] Who fetches the water
[01:03.67] From the rocky mountain spring?
[01:06.59] And walk back down again
[01:08.72] To feel your words and their sharp sting?
[01:13.76] And I'm gettin' fuckin' tired
[01:16.95] The capillaries in my eyes are bursting
[01:19.67] If our love died, would that be the worst thing?
[01:23.13] For somebody I thought was my saviour
[01:25.52] You sure make me do a whole lot of labour
[01:28.71] The calloused skin on my hands is cracking
[01:31.36] If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?
[01:34.55] And the silence haunts our bed chamber
[01:36.94] You make me do too much labour
[01:41.19] Apologies from my tongue
[01:44.65] Never yours
[01:46.52] Busy lapping from flowing cup
[01:49.78] And stabbing with your fork
[01:52.72] I know you're a smart man (I know you're a smart man)
[01:56.17] And weaponize
[01:58.29] The false incompetence
[02:00.42] It's dominance under a guise
[02:03.87] If we had a daughter
[02:06.53] I'd watch and could not save her
[02:09.47] The emotional torture
[02:12.39] From the head of your high table
[02:15.31] She'd do what you taught her
[02:17.97] She'd meet the same cruel fate
[02:20.89] So now I've gotta run
[02:23.28] So I can undo this mistake
[02:28.06] At least I've gotta try
[02:31.25] The capillaries in my eyes are bursting
[02:34.17] If our love died, would that be the worst thing?
[02:37.36] For somebody I thought was my saviour
[02:39.75] You sure make me do a whole lot of labour
[02:42.94] The calloused skin on my hands is cracking
[02:45.59] If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?
[02:48.78] And the silence haunts our bed chamber
[02:51.44] You make me do too much labour
[02:54.09] All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid
[02:57.01] Nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant
[02:59.94] Just an appendage, live to attend him
[03:02.87] So that he never lifts a finger
[03:05.53] 24/7 baby machine
[03:08.18] So he can live out his picket-fence dreams
[03:11.37] It's not an act of love if you make her
[03:14.30] You make me do too much labour
[03:16.95] All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid
[03:19.87] Nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant
[03:22.79] Just an appendage, live to attend him
[03:25.45] So that he never lifts a finger
[03:28.39] 24/7 baby machine
[03:31.06] So he can live out his picket-fence dreams
[03:34.25] It's not an act of love if you make her
[03:36.91] You make me do too much labour
[03:39.83] The capillaries in my eyes are bursting (All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid)
[03:42.75] If our love died, would that be the worst thing? (Nymph, then a virgin, nurse, then a servant)
[03:45.94] For somebody I thought was my saviour (Just an appendage, live to attend him)
[03:48.32] You sure make me do a whole lot of labour (So that he never lifts a finger)
[03:51.51] The calloused skin on my hands is cracking (24/7 baby machine)
[03:54.17] So if our love ends, would that be a bad thing? (So he can live out his picket-fence dreams)
[03:57.36] And the silence haunts our bed chamber (It's not an act of love if you make her)
[04:00.01] You make me do too much labour
