Insignificant Other
Love is persuasion, not force
Except with you, of course
Bullied and battered my heart
Pulled my pieces apart
Boys who persuaded with fists
Gentler to me than this
I count the lessons learned from you
How I'm better now that we're through
And the pages I could fill
On the other side I'm better still
It's not nasty what I meant
When I said you're insignificant
Words that should surely leave scars
Soon become what we are
Damage I won't take again
Now that I've claimed our end
Won't build a future on fear
Calmer the next who's near
I count the lessons learned from you
How I'm better now that we're through
And the pages I could fill
On the other side I'm better still
It's not nasty what I meant
When I said you're insignificant
(Lyrics by Amber Bird, Music by Varnish)