Vivisection
Original Poem
vivisection
split clean, a dissection
quiet nerves, the heart exposed
compliance carved in increments
doubt cauterized at the root
the body learns what the mind resists
lessons sewn in skin folds
truth swallowed whole
in sterile silence
the body learns compliance first
anesthetized without question
the sutures burn beneath the skin
doubt weeps from keloid edges
shame cauterizes the questioning
the body recoils from its own betrayal
afraid to see what's underneath
trapped between the body and what remains
Lyrics
[chorus]
Vivisection
split clean
a wholesome dissection
Vivisection
quiet nerves
a heart exposed
[bridge]
compliance carved in increments
doubt cauterized at the root
the body learns what the mind resists
[instrumental break]
refusal is a right
the sutures won't hold
the sutures won't hold
the sutures won't hold
[verse 1]
lessons sewn in skin folds
truth swallowed whole in sterile silence
the body learns compliance first
anesthetized without question
[verse 2]
the sutures burn beneath the skin
doubt weeps from keloid edges
shame cauterizes the questioning
the body recoils from its own betrayal
afraid to see what's underneath
trapped between the body and what remains
the sutures won't hold
the sutures won't hold
the sutures won't hold