We live! We live/even as we wonder why We live/with trauma locked inside We fight/against the urge to die Parched for love and cast aside Childhood shame/internal blame Incest bore a complex pain We live and die/against the grain For ourselves we live We live/for nights like this Basements packed with burning kids We scream/just to make sense of things Studs and leather/survivors' wings Childhood shame/internal blame Incest bore a complex pain We live and die/against the grain For ourselves we live With pride Childhood shame/internal blame Incest bore a complex pain We live and die/against the grain For ourselves we live We live <3 <3 <3