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it burns
it burns where your hand meets my skin
first, second, then third degree
your fire meets my skin
and you watch me go down in flames

you don't care
if my skin burns or not
you just hit and hit and hit
you watch me cry
and mock my frail voice
created by the pain you inflicted

you're supposed to love me
but you don't
you're supposed to care for me
but you don't
instead inflicting wounds the world will never see

they said Jesus will fix you
but he doesn't
he doesn't come from heaven
and change you
they said love would change you
but it didn't
i've long grown tired of wasting my love
on lost causes

but
your hits awake the demons inside
aching for sweet revenge
but they say to not retaliate
so i will continue to sit still
taking your hits
like fiery snakes that slither on my skin
first, second, then third degree
as you watch me go up in flames
from the pain from your hits

butyour hits awake the demons insideaching for sweet revengebut they say to not retaliateso i will continue to sit stilltaking your hitslike fiery snakes that slither on my skinfirst, second, then third degreeas you watch me go up in flamesfrom th...

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