Lucy, you’re all white
bone-dry hands
but ya face ain’t calm—
Said you were almost complete
dancin on your two feet
but that rouge never lasts till dawn.
Girl you’ve walked the night
long as we can remember
whole worlds seen your hips sway—
Ever wish your secrets had stayed buried?
Baby, s'too late to worry
you’ve been embalmed in fame.
Jan 25, 2018
Jan 25, 2018 at 2:01 PM UTC
Lucy, you’re all white
bone-dry hands
but ya face ain’t calm—
Said you were almost complete
dancin on your two feet
but that rouge never lasts till dawn.
Girl you’ve walked the night
long as we can remember
whole worlds seen your hips sway—
Ever wish your secrets had stayed buried?
Baby, s'too late to worry
you’ve been embalmed in fame.
Fun fact: only 51% of young Americans (under 30) believe in evolution. Which means 49% do not, and that statistic is higher in older demographics! Lucy is the oldest, "most complete," skeleton of a human (female) that we have found to date! She's 3.2 million years old
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