Flag of Unfitting Colours Lyrics

I wore a ring, a ring that had worn me

And oh, have I prayed my hands were still bare

I wore a smile, that did nothing for me

And oh, have I wondered

Why is it still there?

I wore a rope, to climb up the ladder

And oh, have I prayed it'd spare me a fall

I wore a smile, to make me feel better

And oh, have I wondered

Why wear it at all?

I think it's 'bout time you quit paying in flowers

I'm a grown woman now and I charge for my hours

I know we got messed up, but I ain't getting dressed up for you

We ain't children no more

I can't figure out what you're trying to forgive me

We can cry it out, baby, or you can simply just leave me

I know I'm a mess-up, but you got to quit playing dress-up

With a grown-up girl

I wore a heart, a heart nearly broken

And oh, have I prayed they'd leave it as is

And I wore my name, I shall not be spoken

For, I am not here – to love and to please.

To laugh and to be

To hurt with no pain

To smile with no joy

To cry with no sound.

What's in it for me?

I think it's 'bout time you quit paying in flowers

I'm a grown woman now and I charge for my hours

I know we got messed up, but I ain't getting dressed up for you

We ain't children no more

I can't figure out what you're trying to forgive me

We can cry it out, baby, or you can simply just leave me

I know I'm a mess-up, but you got to quit playing dress-up

With a grown-up girl

I wore a flag of unfitting colors

And oh, have I prayed they'd flatter me more

And yet we all wear it, we all bear with it – and we all wonder what for

And yet we all find it, some more – some less blinded, by what it was before

And then we all hide it, but at least we have tried – to wear it once more.