With or Without You

You are the rope that hangs me from the tree
I am the black man hanging from the tree
You are the master whipping at my back
I am the slave with the cuts on my back
You are the white girl that seems so happy
I am the black man that seems so crappy
You are the beauty that haunts me in dreams
I am the nightmare that wakes you up with screams
You are the mighty, I am the weak
You are the strong one, I can only think
I have no defenses, no tricks up the sleeves
You laugh at the sight of my blood on the leaves
I'm a dead man with a strange ability
I can seem alive even though I'm not living
How come I'm the only one upset these days?
I gotta find some happiness somewhere, some way
I can't help but notice that I'm all alone now
I don't need anyone, I'll make it through some how
With or without you..