​24 Years

Tell me
How will I ever forget these
24 years of isolation
24 years of black?
I will never forget these
24 years of separation
24 years of pain

I will never forget these
24 years of ignorance
24 years of hate
How will I ever forget?
Raped and used with my own blood
You stole my life and dreams

You are my darkest fear
I will never be the same
I will never smile again
You brought the darkness into my life
You taught me how to cry

Cry
Why?

My inner struggle will just end when I
Take my last breath
And I will see you suffer
Until you close your eyes
I'm just an empty shell

I will never forget these
24 years of trepidation
24 years of lies
How will I ever forget
You stole my innocence
And gave me living death

Just an empty shell
I'm just an empty shell
Shell

My inner struggle will just end when I
Take my last breath
And I will see you suffer
Until you close your eyes

I will never be the same
I will never smile again
You brought the darkness into my life
You taught me how to cry

Cry
Why?