Why do you listen

To all the things people say?

It's crap, you don't deserve it

But you believe it anyway.

You're quick to give love

Yet so guarded to receive

You can't seem to fathom

That not everyone's gonna leave.

Avoiding the mirror

It's like you're trying to hide

The person you really are

And the feelings you hold inside.

Your words have become the bricks

You use to build your wall

If you push everyone away

You won't get hurt at all.

The light in your eyes is gone

You're broken beyond belief

A victim of your mind

Overcome by pain and grief.

But you're not beyond repair

It's no mistake that you have lived

Through the things that make you broken

You have so much you can give.

You're beautiful in and out

Why's this so hard to see?

Your true prison is your thoughts

Let go and you'll be free.

Release all the hurt

And use it to make you strong

This healing you're searching for

It's been inside you all along.

Look again at your reflection

And tell me what you find

Because this person that you hate

Has been created by your mind.