Rain Dogs

You probably don't know what it means to be traumatized Half your memory gets stuffed in box Of who you are and always been How could you be confident In what you can't remember Whats been severed For the rain dog for the rain dog I write For the rain dog for the rain dog I write You're just the image of someone claiming suicide A grave word you lightly toss But did the cops take you in Strap you down to a bed Mom scrape the meds from your mouth Blood to the ground You've stolen the truth of our lives So misunderstood such lonely nights You don't come from a place of disability Your problem lies in distinguishing Character flaws from mutilation When the brain's a broken organ It's not a choice it's a life sentence For the rain dog for the rain dog I write For the rain dog for the rain dog I write You criticize losing a fight as plight for fame Your mild case of sad thoughts are not the same As a disease that you sell Your commodity don't represent me Or the freak you claim to be You've stolen the truth of our lives So misunderstood such lonely nights For the rain dog for the rain dog I write You've stolen the truth of our lives For the rain dog for the rain dog I write So misunderstood such lonely nights There are different degrees of pain Depending on your chemistry I'm asking for there to be a distinction So that ableism doesn't creep in Like neon pilots When the goal was to lower the stigma By people who don't fully grasp the disease It's like a blind man who can't be more dedicated to seeing Or a cancer death not being attention seeking It's a broken cognition Mixing overdrive with darkness That brings you to your knees You've stolen the truth of our lives So misunderstood such lonely nights