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Collateral Damage
Family is a lie
That a young girl tells herself that night
Her mother closes the door, but she can’t shut out that fight
Justifications and pretenses are all but few
She tells herself it will be the last, but if she only knew
Their words are bullets and they don’t care where they go
I’m just collateral damage to the ones who should matter most
When the gunfire fades they pretend that it’s alright
But when you’re born into a war you can’t let go of the fight
Fast forward a few years and it’s happening again
Her mother has let go, accepted the fact that they’re just not enough for him
They think she doesn’t remember, is too dumb to see the signs
The fact is she knows more than both of them combined
But for now she plays the part, doesn’t let on what she knows, doesn’t let on that she can’t really let go
As the years pass by, her home becomes her prison
A cage of apathy and hatred forced upon her through derision
It’s all her fault, that’s what he’d like her to believe
How terrible of a person she is for just wanting to leave
How terrible of a daughter she is for being who he made her
How terrible of a daughter she is for just wanting to escape her
Their words are bullets and they don’t care where they go
I’m just collateral damage to the ones who should matter most
When the gunfire fades they pretend that it’s alright
But when you’re born into a war you can’t let go of the fight
They can hate me all they want, it can’t do more harm
I’m just the collateral damage that went too far
The worst parts of the person each of them hates
A civilian causality turned martyr for rage
Their words are bullets and they don’t care where they go
I’m just collateral damage to the ones who should matter most
When the gunfire fades they pretend it’s alright
But when you’re born into a war sooner or later there’s nothing left inside but the fight
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