And it stings in the shower Just the water running over Let alone to wash it with soap So you leave it alone You tried to go around it before But that only made it worse And you can't wash above Because it runs down into the cuts So they notice the smudge That was there yesterday And didn't quite rub off
They wonder why You don't take as long as you used to And they notice that your body wash Is still three quarters full Even though you bought it six months ago They wonder why then If your soap is still full And you don't shave in the shower Why do you need more razors When you just bought a pack Not even a month ago
They noticed in summer But now its winter so its okay For you to wear long sleeve shirts everyday You hid your t-shirts so you could tell them That you had nothing else to wear They noticed that you never went swimming You sat on the beach or in the car They begged you to come in And said you lost your swimsuit again Even though you knew exactly where it was You just couldn't let them see your scars
They notice the smile on your face But not the pain behind your eyes And they don't care to see the fear That they might find you out Its easier for them to believe the lie Than to face the truth And help you They would rather the easy way out To live in ignorant bliss Than to notice your scars and cuts And ask you what was wrong
And eventually they stopped noticing The no longer asked you How your day went They met your cries for help With harsh words of get over it And calling you an attention seeker But that really is all you want Is for someone to pay attention To start noticing again That you are not okay And you can't just get over it
Too often do these things go unnoticed Or they are mocked As a cry for attention And ignored as a call for help Too soon do people end their lives Because its easier for you To live in ignorance And not deal with it They say ignorance is bliss But it only is for you Not for the people suffering everyday
So it is up to you and me To break through the ignorance And see the fear and pain in their eyes Because if we don't say anything Then they won't either I know this because I've been there And I still put on that mask Because I was told to just get over it But that only made it worse The fact that I should be able to get over it But I couldn't
So it is up to us To see behind that mask And ask someone if they are okay To see the cuts and scars And lend out a helping hand Because if we don't then who will We need to speak up for those too afraid Of speaking for themselves To make a point that it is not okay Just to say get over it And we need to start noticing