See it in Your Eyes

See it in Your Eyes by Supernova-Exploding

I know exactly what it feels like
Trying to lock a door and hold it shut at the same time
As someone twice your size
tries to break it down
From the other side.

I know exactly what it feels like
To be so afraid, crying so hard
That you can't breathe
And still you're moving, scrambling,
pushing, screaming
GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!!!!!

I know exactly what it feels like
To watch the world get smaller and smaller
As your consciousness is choked away
And wondering
If this time
you won't come back
to feel it again the next day.

I know exactly what it feels like

Let me tell you something
'bout childhood dreams
When you're too afraid to fall asleep
and who could anyway, with those screams
When the same story haunts you every night
Trying desperately to run
But your legs won't cooperate,
slow-motion, you're stuck
Dragged down with limbs of molasses
You've never been so scared
but you can't bypass this
This is what happens when you can't wake up
From a broken family in an abusive rut

And I know exactly
what it feels like
I look in your eyes
And see the scars of all those nights
I can relate, I've been there too
I can hold you while you come unglued
But I can't pick up the pieces,
I can't do that for you
I can't send an alarm clock back to grade two
To wake you up from that dream
We're here and now
As hard as it seems

My heart doesn't break when you start to cry
I just feel a little tired
A little older inside
I've seen this before, so many times
Legacy of the powerful crossing lines

And here we are
We carry the hurt
I try to put it into words
but they can't describe...

I know exactly how it feels
And I see it in your eyes
Too.