Kira Rae - Red Pen Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Red lines through my memories
Ten years old, cross out what I can't show
Mama's voice still echoes softly
"Make it neat, baby, let nobody know"
These pages hold my secrets tight
But this red pen's running out of might

[Chorus]
I keep editing my feelings
Drawing lines through what's real
Red pen, won't you stop revealing
All these words I wanna conceal?
But the truth bleeds through
Every mark I make
Can't erase what's true
Some things just won't break

[Verse 2]
Perfectionist with shaking hands
Rewriting stories till they sound right
Caribbean lullabies in my head
While I'm crossing out another night
Who taught me to polish every scar?
To hide the girl I really are?

[Bridge]
Crumpled papers on my floor
Like the thoughts I can't ignore
Scratch it out, start again
But my heart won't let me pretend
No more, no more

[Chorus]
I keep editing my feelings
Drawing lines through what's real
Red pen, won't you stop revealing
All these words I wanna conceal?
But the truth bleeds through
Every mark I make
Can't erase what's true
Some things just won't break

[Outro]
Put down this red pen
Let the ink run dry
These imperfect words
Are finally mine
These beautiful wounds
And paper cuts
Are stories I won't
Cross out, cross out