Self-Pretending Whore

from There Will Come Soft Rains Ep by The Mescaline Babies

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lyrics

She is used to look delirious because it’s cool to say
She washes her hands about 20 times per day
She claims not to be sick, just a tormented girl
Today she will be a militant, tomorrow a gothic whore
She loves splitting her face between two different make-ups
She masks her bad tastes with the word “original”
she can make you hate whatever that she loves
she can make you unhappy with a smile and candy words

She may criticize you in the most dolorous way
And she don’t really care if you’ve been wounded deep inside
If you tell her you’re in love, be careful in what you say
‘cause even if she loves you she may feel as in a cage
Today she loves her city, tomorrow it’s all a crap
And crappy is university, and crappy is everyone
She can make you feel ashamed more than you’ve ever thought
But don’t think she’s bad, she’s just a superficial girl

Don’t let her come too close
She’s a self-pretending whore
She pretends to be herself
But there’s nothing behind her face

She’s alone in the cage withing her mind

She is used to look delirious because it’s cool to say
She washes her hands about 20 times per day
She claims not to be sick, just a tormented girl
Today she will be a militant, tomorrow a gothic whore
She may criticize you in the most dolorous way
And she don’t really care if you’ve been wounded deep inside
She can make you feel ashamed more than you’ve ever thought
But don’t think she’s bad, she’s just a misdirected girl

Don’t let her come too close
She’s a self-pretending whore
She pretends to be herself
But there’s nothing behind her face

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from There Will Come Soft Rains Ep, released June 2, 2012
The Mescaline Babies + Danse Macabre Records

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The Mescaline Babies London, UK

Formed in 2009 by Sydney Mars and Kalle Darkal, The Mescaline Babies are a deathrock/batcave band with heavy post punk/goth influences, a crossover between Bauhaus, Corpus Delicti, Scarlet's Remains, Christian Death and Mephisto Walz. In 2012 they publish "Crush", their debut album, for Danse Macabre Records. ... more

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