I've lived and loved and broken hearts
Shredded souls into torn little parts
I've made promises I knew I couldn't keep
Launching people's hopes into the deep
Knowing the truth in the vast emptiness
Knowing the lie in each faded promise
My intent wasn't to bring such pain
But the road to Hell was paved the same
I've felt shame and hate and rage
Been the trapped bird shut in the cage
I've looked at myself and felt only spite
Giving up without so much as a fight
I've fought bloodied and bruised
Been chewed up, beaten, and used
Yet I do to others as I've had done to me
Asking for eyes but refusing to see