You killed me long ago; I had barely just reached eight
How did you become the sole controller of my fate?
Death toils at my imprisoned tortured soul
For every slap that launched me to the floor
Pain enthralls me, your words cut like a knife
You say you love me, while you’ve taken my life
Another burning bruise emerges upon my leg
Unable to stop, regardless of how much I beg
A life to disguise, a forced smile on my silenced lips
A mask emplace, concealing my sea of emptiness
You return with promises to wipe your crimes away
This hell I’m enslaved in, I know it’s you I must obey
I often wonder what ties me to this injurious place
When you rule me with an iron fist that slaps me in the face
Bloodied tears, gather and stain, you’ve hit me once again
The bruises in time will fade, but the scars forever remain
You call me you’re ‘Rose Bud’; I’m your little princess
Yet you beat me unconscious, and leave me defenseless
Lost so deep inside myself, I’ve now come to depend
On these murderous rituals, when will they ever end?
Truth accruing like some insurmountable debt
Your abuse I can’t remember and yet cannot seem to forget
There’s no escape, no one understands
This love and hate that bind me to this man
After all, in the end, he's still my only dad |