What do you see?

what do you see when you look at me?
a girl who cries herself to sleep?
or a girl who makes promises she does not keep.

Who do you see when you look at me?
a girl surrounded by friends?
or can you see deep within?

while you see friends I only see peers
while you see their smiles, I can only see their leers

Or maybe you see the real me
straining against my chains begging to be free
But I know that can never be

I will never be free of the chains that bind me
I will never be free of the darkness that blinds me

escape...theres no way to do it with ease
not while my father holds the key

what do you see when you look into my eyes?
do you even see me build up my disguise
behind cold and gaurded eyes?

Do you ever notice me flinch?
or do you think its merely a nervous twitch.

Do you ever wonder what I wish for?
do you see that I am tore?

Like a bird with broken wings
all I can do is sing
I hope of course, but when has hope ever gotten a bird with broken wings very far?
Not when you can't even tell what my defenses are

I desperately need your help if I am to survive
please help me so that I can finally fly