I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. funny how you say the words domestic violence, abuse, abuse survivor and boom the subject changes. Anyways, I especially relate to her midnights becoming afternoons, complex PTSD often leads to this phenomenon, whether due to purposeful sleep deprivation by the abuser, or just hyper vigilance associated with the PTSD, along with the fear of facing people, especially your loved ones, who
Never actually understand, even if they try, because all they see is you, on fire, screaming about the arsonist that no one ever sees, and who has been spreading lies about your alleged mental instability, deceptive personality, etc. the whole time. While the last thing survivors need is more blame, our society supports a narrative that blames the objectively innocent party because the blatantly guilty party has spent their entire lives fabricating a persona and we’re just being human, and human psychology is quite counterintuitive especially in the context of trauma. Look at Amber Heard. Vilified and not believed, regardless of what any abuse survivor could recognize as a fellow survivor instantly. But Johnny depp is a malignant narcissist, a man, and wealthy as all get out. It’s sick.
You've been around the block
You've been branded in scarlet
Cigarette burns on your arms
Self-infliction, escape the harm
I can see you touch yourself
Dealing with the cards you dealt
But you don't have to run away
You don't have to be afraid
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
In the corner, fetal pose
Many friends but no one knows
Scars imprinted on your life
So your tongue you have to bite
How long will you be this way
With your dual identity
Healing happens with release
Time to stop the wrist that bleeds
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
Show me how to rise
(Show me how to rise)
How to rise above
(How to rise above)
Show me how to rise
(Show me how to rise)
Remember how to love
(Remember how to love)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult),
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
You've been branded in scarlet
Cigarette burns on your arms
Self-infliction, escape the harm
I can see you touch yourself
Dealing with the cards you dealt
But you don't have to run away
You don't have to be afraid
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
In the corner, fetal pose
Many friends but no one knows
Scars imprinted on your life
So your tongue you have to bite
How long will you be this way
With your dual identity
Healing happens with release
Time to stop the wrist that bleeds
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
Show me how to rise
(Show me how to rise)
How to rise above
(How to rise above)
Show me how to rise
(Show me how to rise)
Remember how to love
(Remember how to love)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult),
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Show me how to rise
(When life is kicking you kick back, don't be a victim of)
Rise above
(The mistakes that were made when you were growing up)
Show me how to rise
(A young child not taught to be an adult)
Remember how to love
(Raise your arms, you're free, don't have to give it up)
Yourself
Lyrics submitted by ChubbyHuggs
Kick Back Lyrics as written by Hugo Ferreira Erik Leonhardt
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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Thanks, I hate when people just post lyrics and never come back to correct them.