Despite

Despite all the love i've been shown

All the care and the tenderness

All of the time and pieces of your mind

I still find myself feeling like shit

Despite all the love I've been shown

The hands that you lent me to hold

The warmth of your heart that brought light to the dark

I still find myself feeling alone

Despite all the love I've been shown

I never learned how to be tough

With each blow I roll but its taking a toll

Are you all just made of sterner stuff

Does it get easier to cope

Or easier to fake that you're fine

Is anyone sane under all of the strain

How does anyone stay in the lines.

I'm trying to keep my mind

If I have been shown all this love

How do people cope who have not

I'm only just learning how tough life can turn

I salute those keeping their heads up

To everyone carrying on

Still finding the strength left to smile

Still playing your part shrapnel lodged in your heart

After trial after trial after trial