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They lambaste you for it
   Because all they see is the damage
                          The lines, so raw
         The arc of scars
  The sense of desperation they can smell under your skin
                           So fresh
                                 So delicate.

And they'll chase you
          Through whirlwinds of thought and mind
                       Through etchings of unreal and insane
      Follow, calling
                    NO
                      STOP
                          WHY
                                 When the only answer you have is blood
   And that simply makes them turn away.

They do not see
          That where there is damage
                       There is escape
   And more so - they see only damage, and think
                                                                      That this is about
                                          pain
and
                                          hurt.

It isn't, though, is it?
           Because after the blood is washed away
                          After the gauze is pressed on
                                 After the days of wincing when you touch that spot
        It heals.
                Something in your body is healing.
                       It isn't inside, where all the hurt is
So you can watch it, day by day.
                       Something heals.
                               Something is no longer broken.

Description
They lambaste you for it
   Because all they see is the damage
                          The lines, so raw
         The arc of scars
  The sense of desperation they can smell under your skin
                           So fresh
                                 So delicate.

And they'll chase you
          Through whirlwinds of thought and mind
                       Through etchings of unreal and insane
      Follow, calling
                    NO
                      STOP
                          WHY
                                 When the only answer you have is blood
   And that simply makes them turn away.

They do not see
          That where there is damage
                       There is escape
   And more so - they see only damage, and think
                                                                      That this is about
                                          pain
and
                                          hurt.

It isn't, though, is it?
           Because after the blood is washed away
                          After the gauze is pressed on
                                 After the days of wincing when you touch that spot
        It heals.
                Something in your body is healing.
                       It isn't inside, where all the hurt is
So you can watch it, day by day.
                       Something heals.
                               Something is no longer broken.