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TUNE: A.I.
THE TRAUMAS
[CHORUS]
WHEN WILL LIFE LET ME REST?
WHEN WILL LIFE NOT BE A MESS?
WHEN WILL LIFE BE EASY, PLEASE?
WHEN WILL LIFE BRING ME PEACE?
[VERSE]
TWO YEARS IN PRISON
A HOME I LIVED IN
WELCOMED ME - WITH OPEN ARMS
FINALLY FELT LIKE I FIT IN
TIME TO RELEASE
SHOULD I STAY, OR LEAVE?
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
OFFERED AS SAFETY
INSTITUTIONALIZED
RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES
•THE TRAUMA STILL SURVIVES.
[CHORUS]
WHEN WILL LIFE LET ME REST?
WHEN WILL LIFE NOT BE A MESS?
WHEN WILL LIFE BE EASY, PLEASE?
WHEN WILL LIFE BRING ME PEACE?
[VERSE]
AFTER REHABILITATION
A FAMILIAR FACE HAS MY ATTENTION
HE SOON BECAME MY FIRST LOVE
MY SOULMATE & BEST FRIEND
A YEAR & A HALF LATER
HE BREAKS MY HEART
I LOST MYSELF ONCE WITHIN HIM
& NOW - AGAIN - LOST WITHOUT HIM
EMOTIONALLY IMPRINTED
MY SOUL ONTO HIS
•THE TRAUMA STILL LIVES.
[CHORUS]
WHEN WILL LIFE LET ME REST?
WHEN WILL LIFE NOT BE A MESS?
WHEN WILL LIFE BE EASY, PLEASE?
WHEN WILL LIFE BRING ME PEACE?
[VERSE]
ADDICTION WAS MY WAY TO COPE
AS MY HEART KEPT GETTING BROKE
MY BIRTHFATHER GIFTED ME A TRIP
ONLY TO ABANDONED ME AGAIN
MY MOTHER DIED & RE-ALIVED
SIGNED OFF HER PARENTAL RIGHTS
MY UNCLE CRASHED & DIED
BY SUICIDE AFTER HOMICIDE
I DETACHED ON AUTOPILOT
TRIED TO MAINTAIN
•THE TRAUMA STILL REMAINS.
[CHORUS]
WHEN WILL LIFE LET ME REST?
WHEN WILL LIFE NOT BE A MESS?
WHEN WILL LIFE BE EASY, PLEASE?
WHEN WILL LIFE BRING ME PEACE?
[BRIDGE]
I’M STILL LOST, BARELY ALIVE
STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE
EMOTIONS RETURN TO RE-LEARN
BUT LIFE CONTINUES TO TURN
LITIGATIONS & DISPUTES
CORRUPTED SYSTEM - PRESSING MUTE
ZERO INCOME & DISABILITY
FRIENDS DYING ALL AROUND ME
MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER DIED
BUT - NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
NOT MUCH LEFT KEEPS ME ALIVE
I PRAY TO NEVER WAKE MOST NIGHTS
MY HEART IS SHATTERED
MY SOUL IS CRUSHED
MY MIND IS TAXED
I’VE HAD ENOUGH!
[OUTRO]
WHEN WILL LIFE LET ME REST?
WHEN WILL LIFE NOT BE A MESS?
WHEN WILL LIFE BE EASY, PLEASE?
WHEN WILL LIFE BRING ME PEACE?
[END]
TUNE: #MUSICMINT
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