Talk
I was taught to speak, but I was never taught to talk
With someone pressing down on me
A friend, or so I thought
I was taught to walk, but I was never taught to crawl
When my legs would shake and fail me when my face would hit the wall
Don’t talk about it, talk about it, talk about it
Honey, is this all too heavy for you
Let’s talk about it, talk about it, talk about it’s only hard because it’s not what you’re used to
They say it’s one in three but it feels more than that to me
Statistics don’t include the silence
It’s taken half a decade just to fully process and I’m still not quite sure I understand
I was taught to speak, but I was never taught to talk
With someone pressing down on me
A friend, or so I thought
I was taught to walk, but I was never taught to crawl
When my legs would shake and fail me when my face would hit the wall
What were you wearing, were you drinking, were you thinking
It’s your fault for being there and too trusting
Why are you asking, are you asking, are you asking
It’s irrelevant and so’s your opinion
I didn’t want it, didn’t want it, didn’t want it
But they didn’t understand rejection
I talked about it, talked about it, talked about it
And I’m healing but it won’t be forgotten
I was taught to speak, but I was never taught to talk
With someone pressing down on me
A friend, or so I thought
I was taught to walk, but I was never taught to crawl
When my legs would shake and fail me when my face would hit the wall