Hush

you pray for quiet,

inside you head the screams won’t silence;

i remember those days...

the terror past our home; the fear that’s in your bones,

it just won’t go away... no...

the strangle holds, the insulting names,

the world of shit around his fist; the nose to nose beer stinking breath.

thrown down onto the floor, so battered, bruised and sore

choke down on the truth of it, and touch it until you break your neck

hell’s where i was born! hell’s where i was raised,

this hell is where i’m from and this hell is where i’ll stay.

the hush is all i need, to hush the misery;

the hush that belongs to me, like the hush inside of dreams

just be still and praaayyy... and let the noise just fade away.

retain to violence;

atop your heart like a secret closet,

so no one can penetrate...

you just can’t stand the touch; affection weighs too much,

you push everyone awayyyyyy from...

the reckoning! the bitter stings,

whipped so bad i pissed myself; still with a beating stub held belt

if this reminds you of home, you better know you’re not alone

hold the gun up to my head, i'll pull the trigger on myself!!!

hell’s where i was born! hell’s where i was raised,

this hell is where i’m from and this hell is where i’ll stay.

the hush is all i need, to hush the misery;

the hush that belongs to me, like the hush inside of dreams

just be still and praaayyy

these are the memories... in me

you didn’t want to know! you didn’t want to know!

these are the memories we keep we don’t want to show! we don’t want to show!

by no you need to know, you’re not alone

hush is all i need, hush the misery;

hush belongs to me, like the hush inside of dreams

hell’s where i was born! hell’s where i was raised,

this hell is where i’m from and this hell is where i’ll stay

the hush is all i need, to hush the misery;

the hush that belongs to me, like the hush inside of dreams

just be still and praaayyy... and let the noise just fade away... ^[1]