do you know me?
i'm not what you see
my soul surrounded by walls
ones that stand tall
that's the part of me you'll never see
because if you did, you wouldn't want me

i'm broken

i'm 'rough around the edges' as they say
but i'm the one who made me this way
pushed everything good from my soul
that's why i'm empty; i'll never be whole
i'm not sure what to be
if not always empty

i'm broken

the lock tightens every day
you can't hear what i say
what i tell myself, what i tell her
this person that is me, my silencer
i'm sorry for what i hide
what i lock deep inside

i'm broken

biting my tongue each day
thinking about what to say
what i want you to know
the things i can't show
would you still love me?
or would you see what i see?

i'm a monster...