Lily

She came in looking cold and afraid
When the elevator door opened
She looked both ways
She said, "Life can turn on a dime
When I was ten he pushed in
And took what was mine"

I remember days when she sat
Across the room dazed and fazed
Her mind had wandered back
She said, "I couldn't feel anything"
Her body froze to numb the misery

Your trust is all I'm breathing
The voice behind your mask
The eyes that show they're searching
For pain to find a home
For pain to find a home

She found the courage
To face the monsters in her head
But shame was the one
Who would not relent
She said, "I am the one to be blamed
Lord help me see
That I was just a little girl"

She took time to
Learn compassion for herself
To grieve the past, what was lost
What was never there
She said, "I wish my mother had cared
No one to bear the suffering
No one would dare"

Your trust is all I'm breathing
The voice behind your mask
The eyes that show they're searching
For pain to find a home

My mind is what you're reading
The voice behind my mask
The eyes that show they're wondering
What a broken jar can hold
What a broken jar can hold

It's alright honey
You can cry
It's alright
Your tears deserve our time
It's alright
I promise you are safe
To give the pain a place
And I will hold the frame