VERSE: BLESS
Goodbye would definitely be too hard to say
But this world is k**ing me slowly
Obviously, I wasn't built to absorb the pain
Of being ridiculed and bullied
I got jumped again last night
I kept throwing up
But when I cut, the pain went away
I prayed to God for me to see better days
But it's the same result, and my parents never say a thing
Medication is my only friend to them
All I have is my only sister named Demi
Short for Demetria
She's beautiful
I'm only ten, and she's eight
When ever I get jumped, she hides in the alleyways
Begging for me to get up
'Get up punk, your sister's waiting'
They must have heard her crying
I'm strong, at least she thinks
I got up, we're hand in hand
Almost home, and I collapse
She cries again and then we're spotted
I'm awake; I look at her
And it causes pain to see
The only thing I love has been raped by a gang an*lly....
HOOK: BLESS
We work with a bully in our way
Break our spirit; crush our heart
Yes, a lot of you relate
I won't fight; so I pray to God
That I don't die today
We took a hit, we got up
There's another door to face
We work even with you in the way
Break our rhythm; time out
Got to try a different play
We won't quit; no more suicide
We'll die another day
We took a hit, we got up
Too many doors to face....
VERSE: BLESS
I'm tired of being lied to
We live at home, but it's more of a foster care
Where the kids are rarely cared for
My name's Demetria and I'm only eight
But I'm mature for my age
Aw, let's face it; I never had a choice
Unless I'm hanging alone
I have a bike that I can ride when I try to collect my thoughts
I saw my brother get jumped
And I feared he wouldn't get up
But he did; now he's asleep but the doctors still let me hug him
Last month I made him a card
The same month I was raped
Everyday I'm praying to God
And I'm wondering what he's waiting on
Hey!
I cut myself to feel better
Or am I making it worse
Am I just being naïve, or is it actually working
Should I feel kind of relieved that my brother's actually dying
My parents say that I should
But God told me 'they're lying'
I'll fight through it all for Stephen
Forget cutting; I'll see to it that we're successful
I can't quit, he wouldn't have quit
How did he do this?
I'm sick of being belittled, bullied, and ridiculed
I'm crying out for help
Does anyone else go through it?
Every time I look in the mirror I see a failure
But truthfully, I'm just stuck in a loop
No encouragement comes from funerals
He just died, and I didn't cry
I guess I got used to it
But from now on I'll live for you
Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect
We're living proof....
HOOK: BLESS
We work with a bully in our way
Break our spirit; crush our heart
Yes, a lot of you relate
I won't fight; so I pray to God
That I don't die today
We took a hit, we got up
There's another door to face
We work even with you in the way
Break our rhythm; time out
Got to try a different play
We won't quit; no more suicide
We'll die another day
We took a hit, we got up
Too many doors to face....