The Truth

"I love you"

"I'll never leave"

"I always got your back"

yeah you say it

and I’m listening

but I don't believe they're facts

they're empty promises

they're words

they don't really prove a thing

they 'posed to make me feel better?

go on, step up out my ring

out my circle, out my life

yeah go on, prove that I'm right

you told me you loved me tons

you told me I'd be your girl

you told me we were forever

Bonnie, Clyde, we'd rule the world

it was bullshit, yeah I know

I let my tears hit the floor

hit the pillow, hit the shoulder

of my friend who told me "no,

girl, don't listen, girl, don't fall

for his trickery no more

he ain't shit, he not worth it

you a queen, show him you own it"

should've listened, she was right

but now, I'm winning fights

fuck my sadness and my anger

my demons, they back and louder

than before, they were silent

looking, watching, waiting quietly

I was laid up in a ditch, crying deep

within myself, within my mind

screaming for help

but now I've pulled myself on up

stood up straight, accepting love

from my friends and from my family

but most importantly, myself

no more self doubt, no more hate

some days bad, some days are great

demons there but it's okay

them I'll overcome one day

until that day comes I'll keep fighting

I'll hold on and keep on trying

now don't misunderstand these words

you not the reason I felt like dying

it was lies and paranoia

my thoughts, they dragged me farther

then you could ever understand

they pulled me down and held my head

under their lies and their assumptions

I was crying, screaming, cussing

I was trapped inside a cage

inside my mind, deep in my brain

and no one saw this, yes I know

I hid it well, put on a show

I built up walls but now I'm free

I'm standing strong on both my feet

I have my family that I love

I have these friends I know to trust

and they'll be with me

through my journey

thank you for listening

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