Blemishes

And the tips of my fingers
run across the blemishes
that only I can see

Echoes of words I've often heard,
leaving cuts and bruises to keep

And I know what it is,
I know the cage of torment
There is nothing hidden
that I haven't heard

We always say that we
are our own worst critic
but what about those
that plant the seeds?

I've heard the laughing, the jeering
I've felt the tears wash down my face

Don't tell me I can't see them,
don't say i don't understand
Please don't think that I don't know
how hard it is to make that stand

Even I have my weaknesses,
I know what it is to cry
I know how much it hurts to hear
the ugly, disgusting lies

Because that is all they are in the end;
lies they tell us to make us believe

And every time we believe these things,
they win the battle again; tear us down

I've had to learn to make the stand
I learned to let my face go blank
I learned to laugh off those stupid things
that stupid people are inclined to say

Don't think for a second now
that I don't understand
When it comes to things like this,
baby, we walk hand in hand

I share each and every scar,
I know the marks by heart
And watching you trembling there,
just tears my soul apart

I've learned that they don't matter
I know that they don't care,
so the things they say leaves me angry,
and I've got my teeth to bare

But sweetheart, you're not so lethal,
and I know you're not so cruel,
but people like us, we need to fight
and do the things we do

We deserve life as any,
and we take back what is ours
We deserve to love and live,
and look up into the stars

And now I am telling you here
to remember who matters most
Remember they aren't lying when
they say we are beautiful

People like them want us to hurt;
they take joy from our pain
So what do you say we stand up now
and end this sick little game?

Because, like I said,
they are the shit they talk
They know the moves,
they walk the stupid walk

The cuts and bruises heal with time,
and the blemishes are a memory
to remind us what we deserve in life,
and to keep us standing strong

Baby, we don't need them; they're wrong
About you and me, and everyone else
Everything they say is wrong
We only need truth

Take my hand; we'll find it together