R. Anna Powers - My Pretty lyrics

My body tells the story of the life that I have lived Each decision I have made Etched upon my skin in thin white lines All but the one made for me still red and shiny, as though it may burst open at any moment I am made ugly by my ugly past Made beautiful only in the eyes that look upon me But not yours, never yours My beauty is in my survival But that's not enough for you You want innocence, purity, a blank slate the girl who always took the right path, made the right choice who thinks before she speaks, before she acts, before she jumps Well that will never be me I bought my breath one minute at a time Paid for it with bruises and scars Paid dearly Your little ones may be pretty to look at but they shatter like gla** While I just bruise and move on I will never be their kind of pretty My pretty is like a sad song, with lyrics that make you cry and a haunting melody.