You always say "Do your best, we'll love you no matter what"
Yet here we are again at a cross-roads in my life
You're on one end of that deep divide
And I'm on the other
Just want to hear those words again
Need to know I'm still fit to be a part of the pride
Why is it always a constant struggle?
Got that muzzle clamped on tight
Don't jerk my chain for fear I'll bite
Just want to make you proud
My arms are open wide, take your shot
That biting steel will shatter no glass, but the
beatings of my quiet heart
Hold me up to impossible standards
How much more will you push before I break?
What part of my life did you miss in your own?
I'm not who I want to be
Forced to be what I can not
Why can't you see the way I do
Doesn't my love count for something?
Words are cheap or so they say
How much longer can you hold on?
Too afraid to let go, I want to test my wings
Can't you taste the sorrow in my tears
Caged birds will never see the sunrise beyond their iron bars
Try so hard, but all you can see are my wrongs
Do you judge me for who I am? Or who I'm not?
Answers are lost...
Want to strive for the light
Just want to scream, want to cry, to hide, to sleep
Will I ever be good enough for you?
Or will I always be a memory...untouched and bound by all I see....