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Nobody knows what she’s going through
Nobody realizes she’s there
Because she’s nothing new.
There’s no one to see the bruises dark on her face
Listen to her sobs in the night
Notice the thin lines on her arms
Hear her try to say it’ll be all right.

But it won’t be for her
She’s cracking under pressure
She’s scared to talk to anyone
Falling apart at the seams.

You wouldn’t know it just by looking at her
But life isn’t kind to this girl
No, it’s cruel
Eating her from the inside out
She wants to scream, she wants to shout.
It’s a war that she’s fighting
Fighting with her every breath
It keeps her up at night crying
The pattern will repeat till she’s dead.
She’s loosing quickly
Falling behind
If she looked at her reflection
What would she find?
Where is the line drawn?
Between what’s wrong and what’s right?


So she looks at her reflection
In the cracked glass.
She looks at the bruises, the blood and the breaks
All a cruel piece of her fate
And something inside her breaks
She hurts worse than ever before
So she cries, cries, cries
In a high school bathroom lying on the floor.
There’s nobody there for her
Not you or me
She’s all alone
But she wants to come clean.

You wouldn’t know it just by looking at her
But life isn’t kind to this girl
No, it’s cruel
Eating her from the inside out
She wants to scream, she wants to shout.
It’s a war that she’s fighting
Fighting with her every breath
It keeps her up at night crying
The pattern will repeat till she’s dead.
She’s loosing quickly
Falling behind
If she looked at her reflection
What would she find?
Where is the line drawn?
Between what’s wrong and what’s right?

Invisible to the world around her
She sits on the bathroom tile
Leans up against the wall
Just trying to survive
And she cries harder than ever before.
Cause right now
Tears are all she’s got
And she wants to make them last
She’s living in a cruel world
Not sure if she’s going to make it.
She looks into the glass
Busted and broken
Much like her heart
And she knows that her secret
Is tearing her apart

You wouldn’t know it just by looking at her
But life isn’t kind to this girl
No, it’s cruel
Eating her from the inside out
She wants to scream, she wants to shout.
It’s a war that she’s fighting
Fighting with her every breath
It keeps her up at night crying
The pattern will repeat till she’s dead.
She’s loosing quickly
Falling behind
If she looked at her reflection
What would she find?
Where is the line drawn?
Between what’s wrong and what’s right?

Life is a precious, thing in our hands
To throw it away, because of hurts and demands
Seems like a cruel way to end someone’s life
Where is the line drawn?
Between what’s wrong and what’s right?




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earthmuffin This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Jun. 8, 2010 at 3:40 am:
beautiful......
 
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xXWOLFXx said...
Jan. 15, 2010 at 8:25 pm:
Consider this a complimentary Cybernetic-Comfort-Hug, because from what i got from that someone needs it, lol.
Good Song
 
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ashleykayy. said...
Oct. 15, 2009 at 7:16 pm:
this is truly an inspiring piece. this type of pain is unbearable & you have captured the feeling perfectly. keep going :)
 
ilySiriusBlack96 replied...
Oct. 18, 2009 at 7:08 pm :
Thank you so much ashleykayy, it's so awesome that you've commented! I just... felt that not a lot of people are really, truly aware of the pain that teens go through and why, so I tried to capture the very essence of that in this song.
Thanks again for the comment!
-ilySiriusBlack96
 
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Maverick said...
Oct. 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm:
This is very moving. It almost made me cry - I'm not even kidding. Keep this up, I think you could really go far.
 
ilySiriusBlack96 replied...
Oct. 15, 2009 at 6:05 pm :
Thank you! Its really good to hear that a person's writing touches the heart of a reader. It's great to know that people are actually reading this. I didn't think they would. LOL! But, yeah, and don't worry. If I ever publish, I'll be sure to mention you in my thank-you's as one of the people who gave me the confidence to keep writing!
Thanks again!
-ilySiriusBlack96
 
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amanda727This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Oct. 13, 2009 at 12:24 pm:
oh wow...this is sad but really good.... you're very talented; keep the great work. Maybe you and I will be published together someday! Anyways, I feel bad for the girl..that's always a good sign when your reader feels the pain in a piece of writing. Good job!
 
ilySiriusBlack96 replied...
Oct. 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm :
Thank you a lot! I've been writing for a while, and on a few other sites, I've actually gotten some things published. It's really great when someone comments, so I'd like to say thanks for being the first! As for writing together... that would be kind of cool. I've never writen anything with a person before.
But again, thank you for the comment!
-ilySiriusBlack96
 
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