Just a Child Lyrics

This is more than merely wrong, as sin on sin's grotesquely piled. Don't
look so surprised when you find yourself reviled. Don't look to me for
comfort in your trial - the girl was just a child. Uttering remorse with
weasel words and shameless guile... it was "a mistake", no, paedophilia's
"not your style"; all's undercut by your crookedness of smile - the girl
was just a child. Close to being grown up, occasionally wild, but the girl
was just a child, the girl was just a child.
Now here come the limp excuses with a euphemistic turn of phrase. The fact
is s**ual abuse undoes its victims, down through all their days. Darkness
clouds her face, no longer fresh and juvenile. Home's no longer safe, her
innocence is lost, with rising bile. This is not a hurt that will ease
after a while - the girl was just a child. Offer your contrition, in remorse
you're meek and mild but the girl was just a child and you can't restore
the treasure, the flower you defiled - the girl was just a child. More
than merely wrong, this is simply vile - the girl was just a child.