you can hear angels in her voice
not because she's perfect
and not because she's pure
it's because she's dying.
listen to the words, not the sound
the girls with pretty voices hurt too.
k.h.
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ten five
you can hear angels in her voice
not because she's perfect
and not because she's pure
it's because she's dying.
listen to the words, not the sound
the girls with pretty voices hurt too.
k.h.
