No One Knows

You hurt me with your words
Once pretty and humorous
Now directed to hurt me
How can you pretend to be
So nice and not harmful
When we're around other people
When we're alone
They’re such different sounds
Coming from that once sweet mouth

Instead of 'I love you'
Instead of 'forever'
You scream and hit
Leaving welts on my skin
And scars on my heart
These wounds inside will never heal
Although the bruises will fade
Your mark will always be seen by me
This terrible pain you've left me with

You were once sweet
When you were courting me
But now I’m stuck forever
And you're so different from before
You told me you would love me
Forever and always
Now your hurtful words
Are the only things you say...
You leave marks on me
I say I tripped and fell
Everyone believes
I guess I’m clumsy now

I never was before -
Imagine that!
No one knows
I wonder what they would say
If they knew the bruises on me
Were really marks of your anger
I guess they would say
That I should leave
I don’t know why I can’t
I guess I still believe

I guess I still believe
That you can change
I guess I still think
That you can be the person
You once were
The one with sweet words
I will wait until that person comes back....
Even if it takes forever
Or leaves scars on my back.

I’m still waiting
Two years later with
A black eye
A broken bone
And a sprained ankle
I say this is nothing
I get hurt all the time
They guess because I’m clumsy -
They’ve never seen me trip or fall
I’m waiting for you to be who you first were
I’m stuck believing in a fairy tale
And I know that
I just need to stay...
You were the first to love me
And I'm afraid you'll be the last
I can wait longer, I’ll leave soon
I keep telling myself
I’ll pack up and go
But I can never get my things together
Can never truly let you go
Even as you punch me goodnight
I still believe someday you'll hold me tight.