a river of blood flows through me
coloured a deep crimson red
but all the red turns blue
after the things you said

you know just what to say
to turn this red river blue
you leave me shaking
not knowing what to do

you're the reason i'm afraid
but this river runs between us
it's keeping us apart
watching love turn to rust

i miss the days
where you held me tight
you always told me
everything would be alright

i was naive to think
you really loved me
when all you did
was introduce the pain i see

so into this river i throw
reminders of what you said
i throw them into the water
hoping to turn this blue river red.

she was so happy
nothing could tear her down
she had so many friends
and not a reason to frown

she got perfect grades
she was headed for ivy league
wherever she went
she was watched with intrigue

but then one day
her world started to fall
on the day her sister died
she felt like she lost it all

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she was so sad
she fell so fast
all of her friends have left
she's stuck in the past

her grades started to slip
so ivy league forgot her name
people stared as she walked by
like it was all just a game

but then one day
she saw an end to her pain
with a gun in her hand
she said good bye again.

a little girl of only nine years old
forced to grow up too fast
just looking for a hand to hold
praying this pain won't last

she remembers mummy's wrongs
daddy trying to do right
but this little girl only longs
for a little bit of peace tonight

at only nine years old
she's sick of the hunger, the pain
all the nights left cold
she's trying not to go insane

she remembers the drugs daddy took
and how he tried to stop for her
she remembers how badly he shook
when his demons started to purr

she was only nine years old
when she tried to go away
once the thought of suicide took hold
she couldn't find a reason to stay

daddy quit drugs for his baby girl
and mummy let her go
daddy prayed he wouldn't lose her
mummy's love didn't show

after just nine years of life
a little girl died
the pain cuts through daddy like a knife
only then did mummy cry.