Shame

I didn't know what would happen

And now I'll always wonder

If I hadn't let you in

That night in the summer

I was paralyzed

I was compromised

And when I realized

I chose to let it slide

And I told you that you shouldn't worry

But the truth is that I found you very scary

And you took all my words and used them against me

When I tried to talk about the way you wronged me

You're the monster that still hides under my bed

You're the words that I thought but never said

You're the creature I still hear inside my head

You're the shame that I will carry til I'm dead

And I told you that you shouldn't worry

But the truth is that I found you very scary

And you took away my words, used them against me

When I tried to talk about the way you wronged me

And I wish I hadn't let you off so easy

But the truth is that I found you very scary

And you took away my words, used them against me

When I tried to talk about the way you wronged me