[Verse 1]
You're away, you are back, we're not talking
I'm silent, you're yelling, I can't release it
He had nothing to give, he had no sense of care
He was out, he was drunk, he was beaten
I was scared, feeling hurt, always weaker
I had nothing to lose, he had nothing to gain
You're no good, you're a wuss, you're a loser
When he drank he became the abuser
He created wounds that never healed
I'm stuck on a road going nowhere
I'm lost, in the dark, endless desert
Where were you, when I needed you?
[Chorus]
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care, taught me not to care, Taught me not to care, taught me not to care
[Verse 2]
I'm stronger, breath freely
Lost my grim, you've released me
I'm not stumbling like I was before
I was stuck on a road going nowhere
I was lost, in the dark, endless desert
You were gone, when I needed you?
[Chorus]
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care, taught me not to care, Taught me not to care, taught me not to care
[Verse 3] (×2)
I was so lost for so long
Your words got under my skin
I was so lost for so long
Your words made me feel so small
I was so lost for so long
Your words got under my skin
I was just a little kid
I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong
[Chorus]
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care
He's not there, never there
His absence taught me not to care, taught me not to care, Taught me not to care, taught me not to care
Taught me not to care, taught me not to care
Taught me not to care, taught me not to care