Weak

You say I'm weak

You say I'm small

I'll never be anything but a punchline

I'm just a lisp

With flailing wrists

But if I cut them do I not bleed?

Bleed the same blood as you

You play it rough

And make it tough

Expecting me to just take it on the sideline

When I get up

You push me down

Mouthing off in front of the boys

Will be boys

I know why I make you laugh

It's masking the fear inside you

While I'm making you laugh

I just know that I'm making you cry too

Cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too

Every little thing I say and I do

Behind closed doors

Suburban walls

Turn off the noise

Succumb to the silence

Privately, you long to be

Sharing your secrets with me

You'd be free

I know why I make you laugh

It's masking the fear inside you

While I'm making you laugh

I just know that I'm making you cry too

Cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too

Every little thing I say and I do

Cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too, cry too

Every little thing I say and I do

When we meet again some day

I will take you in my arms

But for now I understand

I am the vessel for your pain

You say I'm weak

You say I'm small

I'll never be anything but a punchline