She had another bad day
Mom and Dad had another fight
He bruised her up again
They left her again
She has no friends
She heads for the bed, lifts the pillow
On the handle is carved "Willow"
She rolls up her sleeve
Cut. Cut. Cut.
She starts to dry-heave
Bites her lip, forgets the pain
Willow wispers, "No pain, no gain."
No pain, no gain
Drip. Drip. Drip
Blood dripping down to her hips
But next she moves to her throat
She can't take life anymore
There must be something more
Where she hasnt looked
The same thought she got
When she first smoked
But what is there?
Suddenly there's a feeling in the air
He's wrapped her in His love
His undying love
She drops the knife
She's been given new life
She sees the book on her dresser
A book that could save her
She reads it by the window
And writes inside, "Willow"

I'm hung on the same shelf
Night after night, that shelf
That old, dusty shelf
My strings bundled up
So I can't leave this retched place
But in the morning you come for me
Untie my strings, and drag me away
The floor is cold under my feet
The lights burn my eyes
The cheering crowds hurt my ears
Then...the curtains open
And so the show begins
Master pulls my strings
I jump, dance, wave, kick myself and fall
But does anyone hear my cries for help?
They can't over their laughter
The humility is hurtful
The strings agonizingly painful
At war with the puppet master
But once again have failed
The curtains close
And I'm back on that old, dusty shelf

I asked for love
You gave me hate
I asked for roses
You gave me thorns
I wanted you
I got the idea of you
I wanted happiness
I got sorrow
You asked for contentment
I gave you complete satisfaction
You asked for lights
I gave you the stars
You wanted okay
You got perfect
You wanted to survive
You get to live

Life can be described in so many different ways
Some describe it as a lemon drop
Sour, bitter, something you hate
Life can be described as an apple
Tempting, but a poison
When you're asked to describe life
You may say pain
You're hurt all the time
By everything, by everyone
Or you may say hate
Love is nowhere to be found
Perhaps dark?
Where's the light?
Silence overtakes you
And you just close your eyes
We all have bitterness,
Some poison, hate, a feel of pain
And darkness in our lives
Things we need to deal with
Think of it this way
If you're going through it
You're strong enough to handle it
The worse your life seems to be
The stronger you are
Yes there'll be pain
But that's life
You can either live, keep your head up
Or suffer through it all
It's your choice
Either way, it's life
Something we all have to face

You're chained from head to toe
You can't get free
Darkness wraps you in silence
You're begging for my help
When I've always been there to help
Except now
You've just realized you're a prisoner
I've always seen it
I would rip the chains off
Turn the lights on
Break the silence with these words
I love you
But you wrap yourself in it all over again
Don't you see my sister?
You do this to yourself
And I've always been there
To clean up the mess
To ease the pain
You pushed me away
You wanted this
Thought it was love
Well now you have it
Everything, but me
You promised me forever
We were sisters for life
We fought, we hugged, we laughed
I didn't leave, you did
For darkness, hate, silence, knives and drugs
But you're back, you've realized it's a nightmare
I can't help you now, I won't
I'll never forget you, but I can't help you