Trauma: Door Slam Crescendo

I tried to be someone, scorched feathers upon the sun. I tried to pretend this here world was not painful or real at all. I tried to be like you, hide away from the cold harsh truth. Cracked reflections of the hero & the heroine I once knew. I know it's hard, I know it's real. But now I have become someone that you could never heal. And I tried like you never, you left me to teach myself. And I cried & swallowed my tears, salty exhausted fears. I tried to teach myself but I couldn't unlock my cell. I tried to douse the ice & fire, to melt, to quell this frozen hell. I know it's hard, I know it's real. But now I have become someone that you could never heal. And I tried like you never, you left me to teach myself. And I cried & swallowed my tears, salty exhausted fears. And I lied to protect you both & I still suffer to help. And my scars still tear open even after all these years. And I tried like you never, you pushed me to the edge. I tried to help myself but I really need your help. I tried to be someone that you could both be proud of. Be proud of me. And I tried like you never, you left me to teach myself. And I cried & swallowed my tears, salty exhausted fears. And I lied to protect you both & I still suffer to help. And my scars still tear open even after all these years.