Trauma: Door Slam Crescendo

I tried to be someone, scorched feathers upon the sun
I tried to pretend this here world was not painful or real at all

I tried to be like you, hide away from the cold harsh truth
Cracked reflections of the hero & the heroine I once knew

I know it's hard, I know it's real
But now I have become someone that you could never heal

And I tried like you never, you left me to teach myself
And I cried & swallowed my tears, salty exhausted fears

I tried to teach myself but I couldn't unlock my cell
I tried to douse the ice & fire, to melt, to quell this frozen hell

And I lied to protect you both & I still suffer to help
And my scars still tear open even after all these years

And I tried like you never, you pushed me to the edge

I tried to help myself but I really need your help
I tried to be someone that you could both be proud of
Be proud of me