Unmanageable

[Verse 1] I kept my name in a locked drawer Kept my teeth behind a grin Let them call me almost normal While the animal moved in I learned the shape of every room Learned where not to stand Learned to nod at every mirror With a knife in either hand [Pre-Chorus] I got tired of behaving For a world that loved the cage I got tired of translating Every fire into shame [Chorus] I used to be damaged Now I'm just unmanageable I used to ask permission Now I let the animal I used to be sorry For the shape I had to take I used to be damaged Now I'm harder to explain [Verse 2] There's a halo in the ashtray There's a hymn under the floor There's a motel in my bloodstream With a light on by the door I kept the worst parts breathing Kept the strange ones fed Now the things I tried to bury Have a seat inside my head [Pre-Chorus] I got tired of behaving For a world that loved the cage I got tired of translating Every fire into shame [Chorus] I used to be damaged Now I'm just unmanageable I used to ask permission Now I let the animal I used to be sorry For the shape I had to take I used to be damaged Now I'm harder to explain