Shrug - Ani DiFranco

What’s with that halo

Hovering

Above that thick skull

Spare me

If i do say so

I think you’re covering

Course there was nothing

Could have prepared me

For the side effect

Of this dirty drug

The way you punish me

And then you shrug

What’s with that phone call baby

It’s like you’re trying

Just trying to crush me

Do you feel stronger

Each time you push me dear

Did you tell your mom

You carpet bombed

Before you left here

And is it just the side effect

Of this dirty drug

Or does each apology sound

More like a shrug

Are you at home now

With your kitty cats

Are you just at home now

With the way that you act

Do you split the rent there

With all your secrets

Or do you just pretend

To all your friends

They’re uninvited guests

Yes and

When you want it tidy, tell me

Can you still dispell me

Sweep me

Neatly under the rug

And does your conscience ever mention

The way that you treat me

Or do you just fend it off

With a…