The lessons you taught to me
Were delivered with the pound of your fists
My life was shadowed by your reign
Your lording over me
Was a cancer and a cyst
I stared out the window at the sun
The clouds gathered over my head
Gray and lonely I sat alone
A girl unworthy wishing to be dead
Blue skies so out of reach
Lost in torment and fear
Walking on eggshells and afraid to speak
Every word is a wrong turn here
I put on that fake smile
Just to play my part
I hid the darkest bruises
Like I hid my broken heart
I stood on pins and needles
Astride this ledge, just one leap away
Away from freedom and hope
A new beginning and a new day
I walked forward and never looked back
I said goodbye to the villainy of you
I said goodbye to the tormentor, the monster
The one that to me, not even once was true
