Weapon Holders from Tadpole EP by Otis & the Ocean

You’ve carried a knife for a good part of your life
And now I think I know why
What started as defense, has turned into a game
That no one wants to play
You don’t need someone at your back
When you’ve got a knife in your hand

You’ve been stuffing your sleeves with the victim card
And damn, you’ve gotten sly
Fooling the ones who rooted for you
Without batting an eye
You’ll never see your second face
If you never first see a mirror

And so I’ll try not to bleed
Though your knife went pretty deep
But because your knife was words
I guess that means that my wound is a choice
Between picking up my own blade
Or letting yours slip out of my spine

I poured out my heart, my mind and my soul
Then you spat it out
I thought you understood confidentiality
One more thing I’m wrong about
Just because you reached adulthood
Doesn’t mean you’ve reached maturity

And so I’ll try not to bleed
Though your knife went pretty deep
But because your knife was words
I guess that means that my wound is a choice
Between picking up my own blade
Or letting yours slip out of my spine

And so I’ll try not to bleed
Though your knife went pretty deep
Just because you get screwed over
Doesn’t mean your life will always be screwed up
You can’t stop the weapon holders
But you can learn who you should and shouldn’t trust

• Acoustic
• California