No Voice

it's hidden, it's shaded, the colors unscene
i'm broken i'm shattered as i start to see
this place i call home
holds all its lies
and everyone knew them
they hid them they tried

why was i so blind
why could i not see
the horrors of the world
laid right in front of me
everyday i try to be
a role model of example
but failure hits it makes you weak
it's pushing me to my peak
a loss of understanding

why was i so blind
why did i not see

she's so young she doesn't know
it's hard to believe not long ago
she wanted to be like me
but now she's,
following others making her choice
and there's nothing i can say

why was i so blind
why could i not see
the horrors of the world
laid right in front of me
everyday i try to be
a role model of example
but that was then
and i am now
waiting on the side lines

I sheltered, i scattered the possibility
i withdrew from danger
i pushed it all away
now what am i too do
i'm surrounded by what they choose

how could it be
that someone close to me
would be involved
would choose that life
would relieve the pain
with a flame
into another world

why was i so blind
why did i not see
the reality sits in front of me
and i am unprepared
for her future i am scared

so many words i want to say
and i'll love her everyday
but i have to find a way
to try to look at her the same
it's her life, it's her choice
but why do i feel
i have no voice