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Domestic Violence

from Pieces We Leave Behind by Shius

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lyrics

Physically abused, a specimen of DV
The setting starts with a kid, not an adult in sight
When the spotlight comes on, the child's all but blinded
Not a saint in the room, point your fingers and -

The physicality, the pain that comes with abuse
Your trembling body with shame, nobody wants to hear
Not a victim, just a number, all the signs of neglect
You swear you'll never forgive them, until your last breath

When the flashbacks hit, you are right where you started
All the progress you've made, still you crave the pain
There is no one hell, like the one you were born in
When you awake, will you stay the same?
Can you stay the same?

There's a house in the backdrop, but nobody can see
What goes on behind locked doors, and closed curtains
Love is nothing but a tool, used against your own will
When they hit you, you don't question if their love was real

And the world will prove you right, again and again
You are special when you're worthless to society
You will feel insane, you will feel as if you've lost it
And when happiness finds you, you won't know what it cost

When the flashbacks hit, you are right where you started
All the progress you've made, still you crave the pain
There is no one hell, like the one you were born in
When you awake, will you stay the same?

Pain, it's all I've ever known, awake in this home
I feel the trembling begin to arise
The need to suppress, any cries for help
I stay in bed, just to hide away
When all is lost
I pray to a god, for the pain to end
But god never answered, he never picked up the phone
And I am alone now, shaking inside my bones
One day I will discover, that I've already found out

Another way out
Another way out
Another way out
Another way out

When the flashbacks hit, you are right where you started
All the progress you've made, still you crave the pain
There is no one hell, like the one you were born in
When you awake, will you stay the same?
Can you stay the same?

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from Pieces We Leave Behind, released September 15, 2022

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