Bruises fade father, but the pain remains the same
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid
Strength is my mother for all the love she gave
And every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday
And I`m OK
I often wonder why I`ve carried all this guilt
When it`s you that helped me put up all these walls I`ve built
Shadows stir at night through a crack in the door
The echo of a broken child screaming please no more
Daddy, don`t you understand the damage you have done
For you it`s just a memory, but for me it still lives on
Bruises fade father, but the pain remains the same
And I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid
Strength is my mother for all the love she gave
Every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday
It`s not so easy to forget
All the marks you left along her neck
When I was thrown against cold stairs
And every day afraid to come home
In fear of what I might see next
Bruises fade father but the pain remains the same (same)
And I still remember how you kept me so afraid
Strength is my mother for all the love you gave
Every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday
And I`m OK