Breaking Skin Lyrics & Chords By Patty Griffin

Who's that woman who's hiding there
A fear so dark as the dark
In the dirty strangled dress she wears
She will never hold a spark
She's losing patience and breaking skin
And waiting for the end of the world to begin
And the world will swallow her up and then
Everyone will know the shame

Where does the arrow fly when she is gone
Where are these broken wands coming from
Squeezed between the ornaments on the lawn
Where is this good woman gone

Well he gave me this half empty page
Wiped my tears away in an angry rage
All the babies regardless of age
Everyone will know the shame
He's losing patience and he's breaking skin
And waiting for the end of the world to begin
The world will swallow her up and then
Everyone will know the shame

Here it is and I'll give it there
And if you give me your pain
we'll both have a pair
Nobody's saved and nobody's spared
And everyone knows the shame
I am losing patience, and breaking skin
And waiting for the end of the world to begin
And the world will swallow me up and then, everyone will know the shame