Lyric

Born with thorns, waiting to grow

Even I get hurt by what I hold

I snap at the ones that I love the most

Even my confessions sting like needles close

Everyone’s a hedgehog inside

If we don’t grow thorns, we can’t survive

Keeping balance between love and friends

Smiling soft while youthful skin pretends

Living deep inside of me

A hedgehog, sharp as it can be

They’re all hedgehogs, you and me

Hearts wrapped up in sharp defense

Without these thorns we can’t keep balance

Between affection and distance

Gentle smiles, young-looking skin

But under it, the needles grin

Living deep inside of me

A hedgehog, painfully sharp and free

The day I learned to call my pain

Just another “event” in my brain

A love letter from someone I hate

I send back words that hesitate

Everyone becomes a hedgehog then

Soon the thorns break through the skin

Hosting an event where everything stabs

Every feeling torn to scraps

When manufactured kindness starts to break

We hurt each other, sharp awake

Needle for needle, point to point

That’s the shape we’ve learned to join

They’re all hedgehogs, you and me

Hearts wrapped up in sharp defense

Without these thorns we can’t keep balance

Between affection and distance

Gentle smiles, young-looking skin

But under it, the needles grin

Living deep inside of me

A hedgehog, painfully sharp and free

The more I smile, the more it shows

I’m a hedgehog made of thorns