Pretender

Who are you to pretend to be

Walking in my shoes

To know anything about me

But if you're that hell bent

You can take the latter half my teens

Live a week on the floor of concrete cell

Pretend you're alright

Pretend somebody cares

Then pick up your dignity and try to comprehend

How you ended up here... here at the end

Cause every day could be your last

Every slap just snaps you back

Every bed restrains your soul

Behind your eyes your story is told

Go ahead and walk a day in my life

Try to silence the memory of the knife

Or the gun... or the fist... or the belt... or the sin

Then come back for more and we can do this again

But please stop pretending

And take it with you when you go

It's about time that my conscience

Sleep at peace with my soul