Welcome To Yourself
Welcome to hell
I figured you knew that this was eternal
I see you cowering in the corner
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
Shadows and anger twisting me
I'm now the demon you recognize
you should have known the price you'd pay
the debt still written in your name
too early to leave me by myself
too late to back out
we play truth or dare with our eyes
every glance either a challenge,
or a lie I don't dare speak aloud
been at my breaking point too long
you know this, and so
forgive me for everything I do not say
but never forget the words I manage to utter
you're at your breaking point so, so long
A new home with less accusing eyes
Hell comes with it's own challenges
play with demons with sharper pitch forks than your own,
and you'll soon be licking your wounds in the corner
back to where you were before
left at the mercy of the common stranger
shattered everything I once held
Welcome to the true hell
now realizing that this is only a temporary state
call me a beggar or trash
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
the road to humility killing me over time
the demon has come to apologize
I should have known how far I'd fall
that rock bottom was just a step away
too early for me to leave by myself
too late for me to save myself
I dare to speak the truth with words
every glance pleading
highlighting the sincerity in my tone
hit my broken point long before I thought I had
you knew this, and so
forgave me for everything I managed to say
but never forgot what I didn't
brought yourself back from the brink, long ago
to lead a less demeaning life
raising someone up from hell comes with it's own challenges
drop the baby and try to pick up the broken bits
and you'll soon be running out of band-aids
back to where you were before
left with the burden of the common stranger
trying to clean the blood from your hands
Welcome to the hell you thought you'd never see again
long ago abandoned the thought of stability
call me a pale reflection
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
regaining our sinful pride
the demon has sprouted wings and flown away from you again
Walking on the ledge above
no longer afraid to fall the incalculable distance
Finally time for me to make it on my own
I think I'm ready now
I dare to say goodbye for the last time
every glance hopeful that I may see your face again
and never leave distinguishable sorrow on it
left my broken bits in the shadows
you know this, and so
smile at every plan I make
and forgive all the mistakes I made
we admire the scars that we have in common
yours more so than mine
raising yourself above your personal hell comes with it's own challenges
drop the rubber ball and clean up the disaster in it's wake
glue and tape makes an even stickier mess
back to where you were before
finally able to identify with the common stranger
at this point, with no one else to blame... or thank
With all the cuts and bruises dealt both ways,
Tell me mommy, do you recognize me now?
I figured you knew that this was eternal
I see you cowering in the corner
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
Shadows and anger twisting me
I'm now the demon you recognize
you should have known the price you'd pay
the debt still written in your name
too early to leave me by myself
too late to back out
we play truth or dare with our eyes
every glance either a challenge,
or a lie I don't dare speak aloud
been at my breaking point too long
you know this, and so
forgive me for everything I do not say
but never forget the words I manage to utter
you're at your breaking point so, so long
A new home with less accusing eyes
Hell comes with it's own challenges
play with demons with sharper pitch forks than your own,
and you'll soon be licking your wounds in the corner
back to where you were before
left at the mercy of the common stranger
shattered everything I once held
Welcome to the true hell
now realizing that this is only a temporary state
call me a beggar or trash
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
the road to humility killing me over time
the demon has come to apologize
I should have known how far I'd fall
that rock bottom was just a step away
too early for me to leave by myself
too late for me to save myself
I dare to speak the truth with words
every glance pleading
highlighting the sincerity in my tone
hit my broken point long before I thought I had
you knew this, and so
forgave me for everything I managed to say
but never forgot what I didn't
brought yourself back from the brink, long ago
to lead a less demeaning life
raising someone up from hell comes with it's own challenges
drop the baby and try to pick up the broken bits
and you'll soon be running out of band-aids
back to where you were before
left with the burden of the common stranger
trying to clean the blood from your hands
Welcome to the hell you thought you'd never see again
long ago abandoned the thought of stability
call me a pale reflection
whimpering, terrified, pathetic
regaining our sinful pride
the demon has sprouted wings and flown away from you again
Walking on the ledge above
no longer afraid to fall the incalculable distance
Finally time for me to make it on my own
I think I'm ready now
I dare to say goodbye for the last time
every glance hopeful that I may see your face again
and never leave distinguishable sorrow on it
left my broken bits in the shadows
you know this, and so
smile at every plan I make
and forgive all the mistakes I made
we admire the scars that we have in common
yours more so than mine
raising yourself above your personal hell comes with it's own challenges
drop the rubber ball and clean up the disaster in it's wake
glue and tape makes an even stickier mess
back to where you were before
finally able to identify with the common stranger
at this point, with no one else to blame... or thank
With all the cuts and bruises dealt both ways,
Tell me mommy, do you recognize me now?