I remember back then

Back when I was so fragile

My skin was so thin

I found in a lot of trouble

Tried to keep my temper

but I always lost it

Every time I thought about the punches, the kicks, the black eyes

blood spit

Touching it only made it worse

I tried to ignore it

But all I knew was the hurt

Cause when you put your hands on me

I felt all the hurt

It took my dignity

You broke me down

Left on my hands and knees

Kicking and screaming the ground

Cause I felt so alone

I felt like nothin'

I felt nothing more than this

Wanted to lie down in the streets

And just quit

Give it up

And now that i'm older

I'm learning to take the heat

and dish it out colder

I've been beaten and broken down

it's about that time that I take my life back

I've been kicked when I'm on the ground

no more beatings

no more no more

I used to look down on myself

and it's so hard to let the past go

I've still got these marks of hate

The ones that you put on me

Uncomfortable in my skin

Every Day and Night

Living in a nightmare

I couldn't wake from if I tried

Running from my problems

Yet they're catching up to me

I was locked inside my head

By my very insecurity

On those lonely nights when I felt left out

When no one seemed to care

Knew that without a doubt

I would pound and I would scream

Until to I go

Cause the world made it know

That my weakness was shown

Took a long time to see

I was in my dark days and I just couldn't breathe

It was hell for me

1, 2, 3, is the count

When I would breath instead of letting it out

Stress

Beaten and broken down

it's about that time that I take my life back

I've been kicked when I'm on the ground

no more beatings

no more no more

I used to look down on myself

and it's so hard to let the past go

I've still got these marks of hate

The ones that you put on me

You cannot push me anymore

Keep your hands away from me

I want nothing more

You cannot push me anymore

Keep your hands away from me

I want nothing more