Still crying
After ten
She's paler than the day before

Can she hear us?
Does she know we're watching her?
We're taking notes
We're asking the hard questions

Is she ours or is she from I can not say
I recognize her face
Sure I didn't look like that or it's so strange
When I was her age

So quiet
So much rage
She broke another toy today

Teacher told us
No one tries to play with her at recess
But she doesn't even notice

Isn't talking, yet instead she sits outside
Drawing symbols in the dirt
Haven't seen her walk in days
But she's always somewhere different when you turn

I think I am a changeling
I was born with long dark hair
The nurse was scared
I didn't cry but I was teething
I think I am a changeling
I broke open all the eggs
'Cause I heard baby birds inside
And they were screaming

Oh, so far I can not see
The family resemblance
Something in her
Reminds me of a story I heard
As a child in the dark

Can't explain the milk we found under her bed
Or the earthworms in her hair
Can't explain the feeling I've forgotten some
Important thing somewhere

I think I am a changeling
I was born with little claws instead of nails
And I was pale and barely breathing
I think I am a changeling
I broke the mirror because the me
Wasn't me inside was shaking she was seething
She was screaming

Oh, oh changeling
You will find your home someday
Your friends among the fairies
Your family with the fae