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If You'd Watched Me
If you’d watched me grow up
This is what you would’ve seen
A smiling girl who liked to dress up
To laugh, to yell, to scream
A girl who kept herself surrounded by friends,
Who always found good in another
You would’ve seen that girl whose heart of gold
Melted to a heart of stone
Seen her lose those she once knew and loved
Trade her girly clothes for black
Whose laugh was permanently silenced
Whose trust was forever broken
You’d never believe the girl you see today
Was ever the girl she was then
The girl you see is broken
Unsure, unloved, missing
In contrast to her so short a time ago,
Confident, laughing, smiling
Yellow and pink to black and gray
Orange and blue to purple and red
If you’d watched me grow up
You’d see a little girl who showed
No sign she’d turn into her counterpart
The monster with no place to go
That little girl would never understand
How life can be so cruel
So if you ever see her
Don’t let her know
Let her enjoy her childhood innocence
She won’t have it for long
Give her one last smile, one last laugh,
Let her be okay for one moment longer
You’d never believe that laughing little girl
Would have this soul of black
That she’d give up everything she knew
Opting for living life alone
That the girl with so many friends
Decided people will only hurt you in the end
If you’d watched me grow up
You’d see a little girl
Who thought she’d be okay
With a future as bright as the sun
But with all doors closed
So did her heart
And the world left her with the cards against her
Fighting her way back
The little girl became the monster
From her fairytales
And if you can recall,
Monsters never get the happy ending
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