Inside Out

Inside Out

Sweet little boy playing games in my room
Haunting my memories
Better be careful or that hatred will bloom
Sorry, too late

Don't you see it yourself,
Or do I have to rescue you?
Push you back so you can see
All the wrong turns you have made

Choking on this dust you've left me
Standing in for all these years
Finally I've come to realize how confused you really were
I'm the only one who knows
What the soul you hide reveals
So now I ask your permission
To turn you inside-out

Do you know who I am?
It's been a long time, my love
You always wanted to converse with me
You never did quite come out of that shell
Instead they hurled you down
The dreaded path to Hell

Sorry I couldn't save you
I was only twelve

Choking on this dust you've left me
Standing in for all these years
Finally I've come to realize how confused you always were
I'm the only one who knows
What the soul you hide reveals
So now I ask your permission
To turn you inside-out

I hope to God it's not too late,
Praying every night they never took away the last of you...