They Called Her Thumbelina

Austin Idol

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They called her Thumbelina,
Small, but oh, so wise.
Fit in the tiniest spaces,
Hid in the corners of your mind.
She’d listen to your secrets,
Nestled in your hair,
And whispered words of comfort,
When you thought no one was there.

[Chorus]
Oh, Thumbelina, where did you go?
Why didn’t I see the love you’d sewn?
I thought I was alone, but now I know,
The hole in my heart was the size of your own.

[Verse 2]
She caught your tears like oceans,
Kept them in a cup.
Afraid that you’d run dry
If you ever used them up.
She saw you as an artwork,
With freckles on your nose,
And stitched her little love
In the tags of all your clothes.

[Chorus]
Oh, Thumbelina, where did you go?
Why didn’t I see the love you’d sewn?
I thought I was alone, but now I know,
The hole in my heart was the size of your own.

[Bridge]
When you stared into the mirror,
Focused on the cracks,
She sat there smiling softly,
But her voice couldn’t reach back.
And when the darkness whispered
That no one cared at all,
She tried to tell you otherwise,
But her voice was far too small.

[Chorus]
Oh, Thumbelina, where did you go?
Why didn’t I see the love you’d sewn?
I thought I was alone, but now I know,
The hole in my heart was the size of your own.

[Outro]
So you spent your life unknowing,
Thinking you were alone,
But Thumbelina was always there,
And her heart was your home.

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