I'm a bit odd, some might say,
Always dreaming of a day,
Where I sit and answer,
"Why do you wear that mask, sir?"
I'm sorry, I can't explain,
My mind moves slow, in chains.
Please, oh please,
It stings like bees.

You take my hand,
"I'll understand.
But I need your truth,
Like birds in their youth."
Easy to ask of me,
"Please, let me see."
And so I bow my head,
And show where I've bled.

I wish you'd say,
"Don't play this way,"
It's not just a task.
Pain's the shadow I bask.
I want to be strong,
I want to belong.
You just tease,
My imagination's lees.

This isn't a cry,
Nor a charm to apply.
This is my third,
My scars are a herd.
I long to be free,
My heart's earnest plea.
Pain's what I've fed,
My skin painted red.

You take my hand,
"I'll understand.
But I need your truth,
Like birds in their youth."
Easy to ask of me,
"Please, let me see."
And so I bow my head,
And show where I've bled.

I wish you'd say,
"Don't play this way,"
It's not just a task.
Pain's the shadow I bask.
I want to be strong,
I want to belong.
You just tease,
My imagination's lees.

This isn't a cry,
Nor a charm to apply.
This is my third,
My scars are a herd.
I long to be free,
My heart's earnest plea.
Pain's what I've fed,
My skin painted red.

You take my hand,
"I'll understand.
But I need your truth,
Like birds in their youth."
Easy to ask of me,
"Please, let me see."
And so I bow my head,
And show where I've bled.

I wish you'd say,
"Don't play this way,"
It's not just a task.
Pain's the shadow I bask.
I want to be strong,
I want to belong.
You just tease,
My imagination's lees.

This isn't a cry,
Nor a charm to apply.
This is my third,
My scars are a herd.
I long to be free,
My heart's earnest plea.
Pain's what I've fed,
My skin painted red.

Every step I take,
shadows follow near.
Whispers in the dark,
feeding off my fear.

I hear the echoes,
the remnants of my past,
Haunted by the ghosts;
they hold me fast.

I'm drowning in the chaos,
fueled by the pain,
Lost in the darkness,
bound by the chain.

I'm a prisoner
of my own mind,
Haunted by the fragments
of what I can't leave behind.

Leave behind

I try to break away,
but the grip is tight,
Drowning in sorrow,
no end in sight.

The mirror shows
a stranger's face,
Running from myself,
lost in this space.

I'm drowning in the chaos,
fueled by the pain,
Lost in the darkness,
bound by the chain.

I'm a prisoner
of my own mind,
Haunted by the fragments
of what I can't leave behind.

Leave behind

I cry out to the night,
but silence remains,
Trapped in this nightmare,
bound by chains.

Falling apart,
seams come undone,
Searching for redemption
in a world overrun.

I'm drowning in the chaos,
fueled by the pain,
Lost in the darkness,
bound by the chain.

I'm a prisoner
of my own mind,
Haunted by the fragments
of what I can't leave behind.

Of what I can't leave behind

Lost in the darkness,
consumed by the night,
Haunted by shadows,
I'm losing the fight.

Every step I take
leads me astray,
Fighting the darkness,
I'll find my way.

Death is a friend
Life is a foe
You taught me fear
Never say no

And so here I lay
Living afraid
Between the forces
Beneath the blade

A silent voice
And transparent
Do not speak
For you are errant

Tears and screams
Within my mind
Demons take over
I am your design

I cannot wait
For your grave
Make it now
No more your slave

Shadows cast
In childhood's light
A tender heart
Consigned to night

A whisper heard
In empty halls
A crying plea
That softly falls

No comfort found
In waking hours
No sanctuary
In blooming flowers

The days are long
The nights are cruel
A puppet bound
To fate's dark rule

Hope once glimmered
Faint and weak
Now a memory
Too frail to seek

The weight of love
A bitter jest
A burden borne
Without a rest

Eyes that once
Did brightly shine
Now dimmed and dull
By your design

A broken spirit
Lost and torn
In silence screams
For peace forlorn

Dreams of flight
On wings of sorrow
A wish to see
No more tomorrow

Yet still I breathe
In shadow's hold
A story writ
In pain retold

For in this life
I see no way
To find the dawn
Of a brighter day

So here I lay
With silent breath
Awaiting peace
In the arms of death

In shadows cast by love's cruel play,
Where whispers of the heart dismay,
I linger, caught in silent strife,
Your touch a balm, your words a knife.

You draw me close with tender eyes,
Then cast me off, your truth disguised,
In fleeting moments, soft and kind,
Yet coldness follows, intertwined.

Do you care, or is it just a game?
I ask myself in silent shame,
For fear of facing your disdain,
I bear this love in quiet pain.

Accused of being the one who strays,
While my heart aches in endless ways,
I try my best to not let go,
Though suffering is all I know.

If I could speak without the fear,
Would you then hold my heart sincere?
Or would you turn, and walk away,
Leaving me in this dismay?

In this dance of push and pull,
Where your affection feels so cruel,
I wonder if you truly see
The depth of love inside of me.

Each day I wake with heavy heart,
Hoping we won't drift apart,
Yet silence is my only friend,
As I endure what you defend.

So here I stand, in quiet plight,
Yearning for your love's true light,
But till that day, I’ll hold my breath,
And fear rejection till my death.

I'm the whisper in your bones
Twisting truths, breaking thrones
In your blood, I find my home
Every night, you’re not alone

In your steps, I lay my weight
Every move, I cultivate
Dreams I shatter, light I steal
In the darkness, I'm what's real

Oh, I’m the force breaking you down
Try and try, I’ll still be 'round
Oh, your shadow is my game
Slowly burning, end your name

Wake to me, your cold sweat fears
Days I stretch to endless years
In the mirror, I am there
Reflection's bane, your constant snare

Every breath, I fan the flame
Turn your strength into shame
Deeper I pull, endless hole
I consume your mind and soul

Oh, I’m the force breaking you down
Try and try, I’ll still be 'round
Oh, your shadow is my game
Slowly burning, end your name