Silent Tears

People ask me why I don't cry
All I say is I don't try

Because every time I do
People say, "What's wrong with you?"

They ask the question, then they leave
I'm left wiping tears on my sleeve

So I ignore that and go home
And I am left all alone

I take out my blade and say
"No one cares, do it anyway."

I've learned to ignore the pain
Where do you think I got my fame?

From cutting my wrists and hiding it
Hiding the cuts, telling the fibs

No one knows the secrets I hold
Because I'm just not that bold

I havent told my friends, my mom
I'll hold them til my life is done

They're secrets that I can't explain
They say why I hide my pain

I just want to be loved and hugged
To be told someone's proud of what I've done

But no one's said that, no one sees
That without any of these things

I'll never feel accepted, I can't believe
Anything people say to me

It's just too late to undo what's been done
The clouds of my life hide the sun

This might sound stupid, even dumb
But to other people, this is fun

They like to tease me, they want to see
What this hell has done to me

Reason to Live

My child, my child
Why aren't you listening?
I call to you daily
I even scream your name
I can feel all your sorrow
Every cut makes Me bleed
If you let Me be there for you
Ill be just what you need

Open your eyes
Open your heart
Can't you see you're falling apart?
I'm gently knocking
Asking you to let Me in
My arms are wide open, waiting
For you to run into them

Every time you cry, I cry
I know how it felt when you wanted to die
I'll be your Father, Protector, Friend
I'll be there for you until the end

Chorus

I've been with you since the beginning
I loved you even before then
I know you're crying out to Me
I know you always have been
I'll save you from your sadness
You'll get everything I give
I'll free you from your addiction
I'll be your reason to live

The War

This war, this attacking
Is tearing families apart
Things are dying, people crying,
When will it stop?

As we do one-on-one battle
Shout our insults back and fort
Your tongue, like a sword
Stabs at my heart

Your defensive shield
Lets nothing I say bother you
It all bounces back
And hurts me in the end

My armor is weak and helpless
Against your weapons and words
But I say one thing
That stops you in your tracks

I shout it over and over
Until the battle stops
Everyone heard me say it
"Daddy, I'm sorry; I love you!"