Dark Venus

So weak
so broken
nuclear war took its toll on me
I tried to run
I thought I made it
but the bombs kept coming

Face down
in the dirt
It's so hard to crawl when you can't move
poison in my lungs
It's hard to breathe when everything you are is on fire

I watched you destroy who I was
I listened to you tell me I was nothing
I let you beat my heart

I heard everything you ever said
I saw the lies as they came out of your mouth
I let myself believe them

I don't know
how long I laid there
I watched myself turn to ash
the heavy wind blew me
far away from it all
and I settled into the ground here

But phoenixes rise
and dragons are born in fire
and for a while
I'll lash out like a briar
It's hard to be nice
when you're faced with a liar

I watched you destroy who I was
I listened to you tell me I was nothing
I let  you beat my bleeding heart

I remember everything you ever said
I watched the lies as they came out of your mouth
I hated you for them

So hollow
so alone
nowhere to really call my home
but that's the moon
and its light I'll follow
until I finally see tomorrow