Laura Stevenson - Dermatillomania lyrics

This acid flush of shame
Can only be man made
Its ugly roses bloom and wither
When I look away the photographic bulb
It flashes and explodes
Only when I'm edging close
To feeling weightless

I'm a finger-breadth away
And then I see your face

Are you rolling in your grave
While I soak it with my piss?
From the basement of your house
I can't find my way out of it
So scar up where it counts
No one can see me now
Dermatillomania, we lay our flags down
And it's not a sign of hope
It's not a suit of armor only a reminder

And then I see your face
Its features are the skyline of
A city I can't place
A city struck with plague and now
Your eyes are out of frame
But, I'll always know your name
You're lucky that you died
Before I could sing

Now you're exorcised
Now that I have hexed you
Now you're exorcised from my mind