Verse 1:
They abuse you
Then say you can’t heal
They hit you
Then say you can’t feel
Verse 2:
There’s another way
I need you to see
I am not to blame
For what happened to me
Bridge:
Don’t ever blame people for being abused
Help them to speak up, give them a hand up
Chorus
Victim blamer
Victim shamer
I don’t care
What your name is
You look perfect
You sound so smooth
I can’t find the words
To explain what you do
Verse 3
There are many forms of abuse
Don’t attack me, Because I say no
Yes I see you have new supply
Ready to lie for you
Verse 4
When I call you out
You garrison your troops
You ask your powerful friends
To bully for you
Verse 5
I look tired
I look beaten
I’ve seen better days
I’ve been a better person
Verse 6
My knees are grazed
My eyes are heavenward
I don’t want to exist
In this cycle of abuse
Verse 7
But I can’t escape it
My eyes are downcast
My soul is crushed
I am pressed down
Verse 8
I can’t get out of bed
Or do my makeup
You can see it in my countenance
I won’t put my shoulders back
(But my abuser wants me to
Hey what’s it to you)
Verse 9
There is no dignity
There is no liberty
Not for an
Abuse victim
Verse 10
Equality
Equanimity
It’s their pathology
I don’t need an apology
Verse 11
When I forgive you
You just do it over and over again
No one can stop them
A human punching bag
Verse 12
I’m caught in a trap
He designed a net
They shut down
Every path of escape
Outro
I can win the battle, but I still can’t win the war
I can win the battle, but I still can’t win the war