Stand up for yourself



Somehow I was the one who made you miserable
Even though you didn't see me for years
I was responsible for your lack of sex
And I was meant to put it all right in one night
But then I remembered why I dumped you the first time
Though ninteen was a cruel age for me
You were sunk in a black pit, I've been there before
And I tried to explain but you never did see
Stand up straight
Get back on your feet
You're the only one who can do it
Stand up for yourself
You went to the party and acted like a child
Sulking and assaulting people with poems
I still can't believe you stood in the rain
(in the dark in the cold)
And still blamed me for all of your pain
We scared you, we were having fun
And I refused to be suckered by your puppy-dog eyes
So the next morning you ran back to your pit
To tell your friends that I was a demon in disguise
Stand up straight
Get back on your feet
You're the only one who can do it
Stand up for yourself
That jacket you lost? I lied, I kept it
And my sister wears it every day now
The mask that you gave me hangs on my wall
Reminding me that nothing is perfect
You're probably surprised that I'm not bitter
Why the hell should I be? I got over you
But if you have to cling to the shards of what never happened
Hey, it's not my fault...

Notes: You know who you are, too. ;)

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