Thorns

I'm underground
But I'm not dead nor buried
I'm sleeping for a while
I know that's not the news you wanna hear

I'm not alone
The second I reach out somebody holds my hand
And pulls me from the six-foot hole
You told me I deserved

So say it one more time
To my face
Say it
If you dare

You could draw my blood with just a word
And I'd forgive you
I promised I would overlook your flaws
I told myself so many times
It's what's inside that counts
But I never found the flower beneath your thorns

You justified
The poison dripping from your tongue
Like it was medicine
Like I was so very sick
And your bile was my only cure

But you lied
You told me that I was someone
Never worth fighting for
I wonder how you'd cope if you could
Only see me now

You wouldn't recognise me

You could draw my blood with just a word
And I'd forgive you
I promised I would overlook your flaws
I told myself so many times
It's what's inside that counts
But I never found the flower beneath your thorns

I was hurt
And I was bleeding
All you did was salt the wounds
And salt my earth
'Cause nothing I could grow
Was good enough for you

It's taken me this long
And the road out is longer still
But you won't drag me back
You never can, you never will

I'd like to take back what's mine
But you're not worth my time

You could draw my blood with just a word
And I'd forgive you
I promised I would overlook your flaws
I told myself so many times
It's what's inside that counts
But I never found the flower beneath your thorns