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Look at Me

Can you look at me without shuddering?
all I want is a little understanding
If you could see how much I'm hurting would you take my hand,
or leave me to drown out in the rain?

Oh, this cold world, calls me a monster
the product of an endless, hopeless fight
but am I, really that bad?
Look at me... how could you love this?
Look at these eyes stained with tears
this heart carrying the pain of a thousand fears
Notice these hands holding up the world
while my strength is giving out underneath
Laugh at my wounds as they bleed
how could this ever be beautiful?
Look at me... if you dare...

Can you speak to me like I'm a human too?
all I want is to be loved by you
If you could feel just how I'm burdened would you help me out,
or throw me shivering in the cold?

Oh, this cold world, calls me a monster
the product of an endless, hopeless fight
but am I, really that bad?
Look at me... how could you love this?
Look at these eyes stained with tears
this heart carrying the pain of a thousand fears
Notice these hands holding up the world
while my strength is giving out underneath
Laugh at my wounds as they bleed
how could this ever be beautiful?
Look at me... if you dare...

Is this what you were expecting behind the mask?
I hope it's not too terrifying
Once there was beauty and innocence that lasts
if you could only find it...
behind the scars that make you turn your face
look at me... do you see what's underneath?
Written by rachelmae
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