Written July 4th, 2007

As I crash through the wooden gates of your mind,
I see what you've been hiding;
secret feelings locked away
behind forbidden walls.
My anger flares up like a fire.
Your unkind truths cut me like a knife.

Hold me now,
leave me now,
abuse me now.

Sometimes I wish that I could go away
and leave the past behind.
I have a splinter in my hand.
I can't get it out,
it grows deeper in my skin.

Hold me now,
leave me now,
abuse me now.

My confusion is aimed in your direction;
pull the trigger and it will explode.
Make me, don't break me,
I just want to be loved.
This pain is so fucking real,
I'd feel it if I wasn't numb.
Treat me like a toy,
leave me broken on the ground.
It's easier to make cuts than to heal them.

Hold me now,
leave me now,
abuse me now.

Love me or hate me,
it's all the same.