In the Flesh

She walks these empty streets alone
 Hiding from something they call 'home'
 Hoping to find some peace of mind
 Sometimes we need to walk alone
 
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 She is set on running away
 Though her mom was yelling she must stay
 A wind-beaten bird for reasons unheard
 Sometimes it's best to run away
 So fly away, fly away, fly away
 Don't be afraid, don't hesitate; fly away
 Some wear their bruises on their skin
 Others hide their scars deep within
 She has a wound close to her womb
 Blames herself for letting it in
 So fly away, fly away, fly away
 Don't be afraid, don't hesitate; fly away
 But she's afraid
 She's afraid, she's afraid
 Anyway
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 See those eyes, see those eyes, see those eyes
 Hate and lies, a fire that slowly dies
 But she will fly, she will fly
 She will fly
 Before it dies
 Sometimes the hands that feed must feed a mind with a sick need
 And the hands that clutch can be the same hands that touch too much
 Eyes that hungrily stare, read in an access that's not there
 While eyes close to hide tears or look away in fear
 Run away!
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 Passing the open stores, hiding her dirty sores
 Seeking asylum among freaks and whores
 What wouldn't she give to be in a society
 Not learning the eyes to be closed but to see
 Now she bites the words:
 "Never!"
 She kicks the ground
 "Never!"
 Swallows her tears
 "Never will I go back!"
 She hits the walls
 "Leave me!"
 Scratches herself
 "Leave me!"
 Begs to all Gods
 "Rip me from this sick flesh!"
 "I will always be there."
 "No!"
 She holds her ears
 "You know that I love you."
 Pretends that she doesn't hear
 "We're in this together."
 "We share the same skin."
 Panic in his voice now
 "Free us from sin."
 "Tell me that you love me."
 This is the end
 "I know that you do."
 Of her way
 Never ever again
 Follow me down
 "God forgive this hunger."
 "Please mommy see!"
 "Never tell a soul."
 "Is it me?"
 A child will love its parents
 Will follow them down
 
 She swears to the pavement's heart of stone
 That these city lights will be her home
 But still as they burn she will return
 Back to the adults of her home