So Tempting, So Worthless

 

The iron rushing through my veins
Makes me a magnet for bad days
If by chance I want it, I won’t get it
If I don’t need it, I don’t want it
I’ve been handed nothing
So I must fight for something
If only one thing could go my way
But it’ll always be just another bad day

 

Daddy sat me down
And said all quiet like
“Only the devil could make
Something so tempting, so worthless
So I guess you need to know
Before we had you years and years ago
I made a deal with the devil
And to this day, he still owns you”

 

The doors won’t slam in my face
Cause they wont even open for me
I’ve learned not to look at such and such
It’ll never lead to much
The mirror is relentless
Its shows everything you’ll never miss
If only one thing could go my way
But it’ll always be just another bad day

 

Mommy sat me down
And said all quiet like
“Only the devil could make
Something so tempting, so worthless
So I guess you need to know
Before we had you years and years ago
Our high hopes dropped and fell
Leaving you in the fiery pits of hell”

 

I utilize all that they’ve ever gave
Because of the very little I have
But I want my soul back
So mommy and daddy, break the pact
Because how can you make a deal
For someone who will never feel
The love you don’t have to give
Your actions are impossible to forgive

Everybody always stares
But they won’t talk, won’t even dare
Their eyes check me out
Rocking from my chest to my mouth
I can walk by, head high, rags low
Fighting that damn devil below
If only one thing could go my way
But it’ll always be just another bad day

 

Mommy and daddy sat me down
And said all quiet like
“Only the devil would make
Something so tempting, so worthless
So I guess you need to know
Before we had you years and years ago
We realized we didn’t have much to give you
So we sold your soul to save you”

 

There’s just those days when all the walls
They crumble and they fall
Too bad I get those eight days a week
Damn that devil and those deals
Damn my parents for their unthinkable deeds
Damn them for all they’ve done
I wish they’d see what they’ve made me
I wish they’d have remorse for what they’ve done