They said
She was a girl wrapped up in a storm
Or a storm wrapped up in a girl
Sometimes it was difficult to tell
They said
She inhaled gale force winds
And left puddles behind in her footsteps
Like the echo of a just given yell
They said
She was built from the stormy grey clouds
And her heart from the hard icy hail
Like thoughts this darkness spread
So
She was a girl wrapped up in a storm
Or a storm wrapped up in a girl
But no one ever asked
They just said.
She was a girl wrapped up in a storm
Or a storm wrapped up in a girl
Sometimes it was difficult to tell
They said
She inhaled gale force winds
And left puddles behind in her footsteps
Like the echo of a just given yell
They said
She was built from the stormy grey clouds
And her heart from the hard icy hail
Like thoughts this darkness spread
So
She was a girl wrapped up in a storm
Or a storm wrapped up in a girl
But no one ever asked
They just said.
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