Untidy Creature Lyrics by Sleater-Kinney
I heard the click of a tiny catch
I close my eyes and you found the latch
I looked up and saw the bars intact
Locked up tight, the perfect trap
A rattle and shake inside
But I can’t escape tonight
There was a time when I saw it outside
Followed the air, turn left, turn right
Now with the move you closed the lock
The world outside it’s what I want
A rattle and shake inside
Push against your arms tonight
And it feels like we were broken
And I’m holding the pieces so tight
You can try to tell me I’m nothing
And I don’t have the wings to fly
But there’s too much here that’s unspoken
And there’s no tomorrow in sight
Could you love me if I was broken?
And there’s no going back tonight
Looking at me like a problem to solve
Like an untidy creature that you can’t push around
You built a cage, but your measurement’s wrong
I’ll find a way and I’ll pick your lock
And it feels like we were broken
And I’m holding the pieces so tight
You can try to tell me I’m nothing
And I don’t have the wings to fly
But there’s too much here that’s unspoken
And there’s no tomorrow in sight
Could you love me if I was broken?
And there’s no going back tonight
