The spite at the end of the tunnel

in your sheltered world
no-one knows the truth.
use abuse for your own protection
against those who know you best.

and if they showed you the story of your life on film
would you scream at them to stop the tape before your seventh birthday?
tell yourself you're superhuman
time and time and time and time and time and time again
but is it working?

turn your head away now,
don't let them see you cry,
don't dare to show them those tears of resentment,
that burn their way down your cheek.

and if they showed you the story of your life on film
would you scream at them to stop the tape before your seventh birthday?
tell yourself you're superhuman
time and time and time and time and time and time again
but is it working?