“contempt loves the silence
it thrives in the dark
with fine winding tendrils
that strangle the heart
they say that promises
sweeten the blow
but I don't need them
no, I don't need them”

—  Natalie Merchant

Song lyrics, Ophelia (1998), My Skin

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