A Victim’s Catalogue

(Verse 1)

It wasn’t the way Mira dressed

On that warm summer night

It was your dark,cold thoughts

That deemed her as fresh prey in your sight

Mira didn’t know any better at the time

I mean, how could she have known?

That you’d invade her freedom of choice

And claim her senseless body as your own.

You changed her life that day

From that time on, it’s been a race of questions

Was it my fault? Were my clothes too short?

The trauma spreads rapidly like an infection.

(Chorus)

It’s not the presence of No.

It’s the absence of Yes.

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(Verse 2)

The music roared through the night

Destiny’s drunken legs stumbled through

The party was crowded with many

But you loved that Destiny set her eyes on you.

A drunk girl, fallen to your feet

The abuse of power, you took advantage

You wasted no time, you towered over her

The door wasn’t locked, but you took your chances.

You didn’t clean up the mess you made after.

This mess was far bigger than you now.

You left her unclothed , pants around her ankles

Destiny would have to come to terms with that somehow.

(Chorus)

It’s not the presence of No.

It’s the absence of Yes.

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(Verse 3)

You radiated like the sun when we first met

You were a pure angel in my eyes

Your warmth caressed me ; I felt safe.

That’s why your betrayal pierced me like several knives.

The droplets of rain danced against the window pane

I gazed with fascination, disconnected from your touch

I can’t remember if I said no straight away

But I remember stressing this was too much.

My tears blinded my sight

My body stiffened in defence mode

I didn’t want this to be my first time

But without my permission, you went down that dark road.

After a while, I stopped saying no

I let my body scream instead

I tried to pretend you wasn’t breaking my heart inside

It’d be easier to just play dead.

(Chorus)

It’s not the presence of No.

It’s the absence of Yes.

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