[J. Marshall / K. Vanderhoof]
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In the empty spaces of the mind, that's here I store my past
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A ghostly image that I fear has yet to be surpassed
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I pray that I won't carry all the pain 'till the end
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No direction from your guardian, the one who should protect
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I'm innocent of their decisions, I wonder why dad left
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Every night I hide in bed and plan to run away...
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A lonely child with battered eyes
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No joy in innocence they cry
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Always has to lie his way through life
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I've fallen down while playing ball
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But mom beat me up and down the hall
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Just because she had one of those nights
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Instinct to defend, where does it all end
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How does a child get himself out of harm's way?
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A lifelong price to pay
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It's not that mommy hits that hurts me, it's when she goes away
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Get home from school all by myself and won't see her for days
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A kid deprived of love in life has no alternative in sight
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He throws up barriers to get him through
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A human life's a gift from God
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Your conscience and your heart are gone
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You're much to cruel to have a point of view
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No one to turn to, oh, how dare you
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How does a child get himself out of harm's way?
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A price no one should pay
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Can't you see the tears they're crying
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Don't you care your kids are dying?
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From the senseless torment that you put them through
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There's different kinds of lies to tell
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Abuse is from the pit of hell
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A demon with a goal that is to kill
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You better hear the words I say
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Deliverence may be far away
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You'll look like you have been run through the mill
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Instinct to defend, where does it all end
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How does a child get himself out of harm's way?
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A lifelong price to pay
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In Harm's Way
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Metal Church |