Pink On Wednesday

Lockers slam like closing jaws
Hallway court
Plastic queens
Sharp smiles
Sharper little laws
Carved in bathroom screens

They said
"Show up
Follow dress code
Or get frozen out of frame"
So I raid my older sister's clothes
Like armor dipped in bubblegum shame

I wear pink on Wednesdays
So they don't hunt me down
Little cotton force field
In this high school crown
If I blend in
Maybe
They won't spell my name in ink
Let them rule the hallway
I'll survive in stupid pink (hey!)
I'll survive in stupid pink

They strut past the trophy case
Perfume
Venom
Perfect teeth
I stare down at my sweatshirt lace
Pepto-drip from neck to sleeve

They say "Cute" like it's a threat
Like they're stamping me approved
But under this fluorescent net
I'm plotting every move

I wear pink on Wednesdays
So they don't hunt me down
Little cotton force field
In this high school crown
If I blend in
Maybe
They won't spell my name in ink
Let them rule the hallway
I'll survive in stupid pink (oh yeah)
I'll survive in stupid pink

I'm a porcelain pawn
In their plastic game
But every worn-out rule
Is a spark and a flame

So stitch that fear
In the hem of my sleeve
I'll bow for now
Then I'll cut and leave (hey!)

I wear pink on Wednesdays
But it don't own my skin
Let 'em think they called it
Like they made me fit in
I play dumb
Play quiet
While I sharpen every wink
Let them crown each other
I'll walk out in stupid pink
Yeah
I'll burn this place in pink