Kimya Dawson

Stolen Innocence

I find it funny how a smile can hide a broken heart,
And how the masking of your feelings is a secret art.
Would you have seen it coming? I know he hides it well;
The whole world is really under this boy's tragic spell.

Thinking nothing of the glare in his big brown eyes;
Little do they know, they're a great disguise.
He wakes up, watches the sun rise,
Starts reeling off the bucket loads of sad lies.

"Are you alright?"
"Yes," he replies.

No one can hear the scream of his internal cries.
He thinks there's no hope and no faith left to give.
Feels no reason and no purpose for his soul to live.

How could you take this boy, and make him feel secure?
Then go grab your mates, and make him feel impure?
'Cause now he's damaged forever and his thoughts are stained;
With every memory you gave him you should be ashamed.

Did you like it when you heard him screaming out in pain?
I bet the thought of it, is driving him insane.
One of the worst crimes that you could commit;
And for what? Just for your own selfish benefit.
And now he's thinking, "do I even deserve to live?"
'Cause what you did there is no way he could forgive.
He was so innocent, until that event,
You made an indent, on his presence.

Now he's forced to travel down his life on this path.
Guess you really didn't think of the aftermath.
Was it intentional?
Are you delusional?
Did you understand what you were doing at all?
What a waste of such a precious boy I will admit.
You took advantage of him and now you've ruined it.
And I just hope that one day he will recover;
And a genuine smile he will discover.

Sometimes the outside, it don't mean a thing.
'Cause this boy he's beautiful when you start digging in.
And I'll admit that, there's nothing left to say.
But I promise that everything will be okay.
And just remember that I'm here for you whenever.
It's gonna be that way with us forever.
'Cause you know that I'm never really very far.
And when you hear this song, you'll know who you are.

So I hope you cherish the words that I wrote for you.
And I admire you for everything you've been through.
You are stronger than you'd ever know I promise you,
Just think back at all those awful things, you know it's true.
You're still standing here, healthy and alive,
And if you truly believe I know that you'll survive.