This is the tale of a girl
Who lived a tough life
Though not what you think
It almost ended with a knife

Her mom didn't beat her
Daddy wasn't a drunk
No her worst enemy
Is someone you'd never have thunk

She didn't have a brother
Who made her life hell
And didn't spend her days
Mostly in jail

No, her worst enemy was herself
That was all it took
No need for a bully
She even had the look

She called herself names
Beating herself up
Sometimes it was worse
Then she started to cut

People tried to help
But only made it worse
She want to die
And be free from the curse

Still she pushed on
And tried to make it better
It didn't change any
She only wanted to be deader

I know what you're thinking
Why not just get over it?
Well it's harder than that
It's some really tough ****

The girl knew her life
Was a crumbling mess
So she decided to give up
She'd given her best

Something stopped her though
Whether it could've been fate
Of some higher power
She still remembers that date

And is forever grateful
For whatever it might have been
She's decided to live her life through
Until its truly meant to end

Anger
In its true form
Can counter
Even the toughest storm
It takes all your love
And tears it apart
It can't be broken
It just cripples your heart
Makes you say things
You soon regret
Reminds you of your past
It keeps you upset
It'll never disappear
At least not completely
As long as there's fighting
We'll never be free
Although there is hope
If we all stand together
Maybe we'll stop it
I can think of nothing better
So who'll stand with me?
In this fight to the death
If you think this is crazy
Then please, just save your breath
I don't want to hear it
We must defeat this enemy
This has gone on too long
C'mon stand with me

We all know the feeling
That unescapable sense of dread
It makes everything hard
Even just getting out of bed
You probably know someone
Who has felt it too
We can't stop it
The feeling is true
Now I know what you're thinking
That'll never happen to me
But I said the same thing
And now it's all that I see
People try to help
Though the have no clue how
Soon you'll come to realize
You are your only way out

People always ask
"Why cut?" and
"Why don't you stop?"
But they don't understand
Without it I am nothing
Without it I am lost
I'm too far deep
And drowning in misery
I can't see past it
I can't ever end it
No matter how hard I try
It reels me back in
My only feeling
My only source of life
The pain of cutting
Can't even compare
To the pain of nothing

The marks on my arm
Remind me of where I've been
Yet don't determine where I'm going

The voice in my head
Reminds me of my failures
But doesn't define who I am

The person in the mirror
Reminds me of me
Although looks nothing like I once was

The people all around me
Remind me of hope
Even though I have forgotten

The world still quite different
Reminds me of the future
And I know that is my goal

I'm done being weak
There's so much to live for
There's so much unknown

I'm done with this pain
It drowns me
It keeps me from hope

I'm done with the darkness
That blocks out my light
That just won't let go

I'm done with it all
And ready to start over
*I am done

I wish you could see me
For who I am
Not just the mask I put on
Nor the costume I wear

I wish you could see me
For what I have done
Not just the charade
Nor the games that I play

I wish you could see me
For I am not what you think
You are blinded by my lies
You are kept from the truth.

I only wish you could see
Yet what would you think?
If you saw me for me
If you could truly see