the paddle's broken, the punishment is served in full
the welts are faded, the pain still lingers as it should
the lone receiver,
lone reciever of empty compliments taken in and bought in full
the lesson's hammered, the message has been reinforced
you said there would not be any reason to fear this world
but you're the reason
you're the reason
i feel broken and branded,
and burning with doubt
the welts are faded, the pain still lingers as it should
these things are dealt in increments
constant, and laced with detriment
how dare you ever feign surprise
when all those fingers point inside
they're piercing you
they're piercing you
you said there would not be any reason to fear this world
but you're the reason,
but you're the reason
i feel broken,branded,
burning with doubt.
these things are dealt in increments
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