Have you ever
Wiped away the years from your eyes in a dark dusty old room, one hand covering one ear and the other brushing your eye
To wipe away the liquid that proves that we are broken
Never?
Me neither
Have you ever
Hid behind a couch, so close you could feel the fabric through your clothes and to this day, can still recall the sound of your nails scraping it
Trying to escape from the family war, sounds too loud for a child who didn't know what was going on
Never?
Me neither
Have you ever
Felt so numb, so hollow, like the inside of a Jack-o-lantern and wore it's smile, only when people cared, only when people could see it
It lit up the night like a bonfire, and then drowned in the morning sun
Never?
Me neither
Never have I ever felt lonely
Never have I ever felt shitty
Never have I ever felt damned, condemned, disgusting, ugly, crappy, sappy, broken, shattered, dirty, cold, etc etc cetera
You got it right, Hedwig!
I wasn't going to try and escape through the window, Hedwig
I was going to stay right there with you and hold you
And play Never-Have-I-Ever until the Beast comes
And even then,
we'll keep on playin'
