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We carry on.
Once, when I was a young girl,
My mother told me I had a future,
And could be anything in the world.
We were in the big steel city,
To watch the marching band,
And my mother was holding me.
I remember those rare moments of happiness,
Of the warmth you once shared,
Those few shared moments of closeness.
Now I am nearly an adult,
And I'm so fucked up,
And it's all your fault.
So I went back to that city,
And watched the new marching band,
And you, as usual, weren't with me.
I grabbed my microphone and threw up a fist,
And screamed into that mic with all my heart,
"We carry on!" Because I was frustrated and pissed.
And so I sang loud,
"We carry on, and though you're not here,
I am me and I am fuckin' proud!
Though your laughter remains in my mind,
Making me squirm and cry in pain,
I am not that same girl you used to find,
Bleeding out in the bath tub!
We carry on, we carry on!
You aren't going to beat me, push and shove!"
And how those people threw their hands,
Up into the air and sang along,
Those people all understand,
The meaning behind my broken song.
My mother told me I had a future,
And could be anything in the world.
We were in the big steel city,
To watch the marching band,
And my mother was holding me.
I remember those rare moments of happiness,
Of the warmth you once shared,
Those few shared moments of closeness.
Now I am nearly an adult,
And I'm so fucked up,
And it's all your fault.
So I went back to that city,
And watched the new marching band,
And you, as usual, weren't with me.
I grabbed my microphone and threw up a fist,
And screamed into that mic with all my heart,
"We carry on!" Because I was frustrated and pissed.
And so I sang loud,
"We carry on, and though you're not here,
I am me and I am fuckin' proud!
Though your laughter remains in my mind,
Making me squirm and cry in pain,
I am not that same girl you used to find,
Bleeding out in the bath tub!
We carry on, we carry on!
You aren't going to beat me, push and shove!"
And how those people threw their hands,
Up into the air and sang along,
Those people all understand,
The meaning behind my broken song.
Published 26th Mar 2012
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26th Mar 2012 1:30am
26th Mar 2012 1:43am
27th Mar 2012 1:29am
Once I got over wondering who was providing the abuse, I found this to be very hopeful in rewriting the belief that we have within us what it takes to overcome anything. In reality that is more important than trying to decipher the villain.
27th Mar 2012 1:39am
Really there is no abuse, so much as a rift between my mother and I. (:
I am really glad you like it and thanks for the feedback!
I am really glad you like it and thanks for the feedback!
