this infection

Someone's put me in a wooden box,
I can't get out unless somebody helps -
keys and doorknobs; hinges, bolts and locks.

A living doll that eats and breathes and talks -
someone's left me aging on the shelf.
Someone's put me in a wooden box.

They diagnosed me with dementia praecox.
They hide me when I'm in declining health.
Keys and doorknobs; hinges, bolts and locks.

I am the girl to whom most trouble flocks.
The only love I know comes from the belt.
Someone's put me in a wooden box.

When the truth came out, it was a shock.
You can't imagine just how bad it felt.
Keys and doorknobs; hinges, bolts and locks.

Words are cruel - instead, hit me with rocks.
My secrets have been told by someone else.
Someone's put me in a wooden box,
keys and doorknobs; hinges, bolts and locks.