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Translucent, I'm hardly seen, I'm never heard Am I on mute, am I on mute You break me down You break my heart, tear it apart What is the root What did I do Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Tell me Why do you shut me out when words come out my mouth They just don't make it your way Why is it so hard to say That you're sorry You're the adult, so you're never wrong, Right, yeah that's the way we're raised I'm begging you, please, change your ways I'd feel some type of way, but you got your point of view So when your eyes mine don't matter Hence, why I can't talk to you That's the reason you're deaf to my words, cause you're scared that they could be true And I doesn't sit right with you, so In conclusion, you have me mute If I make a valid point, you take it as disrespect You won't give me the time of day, because mother knows best You make me feel so small but through it all I still got love for you mama I'm so strong, I'm so strong I rebuild through the trauma Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen Listen, Listen, Listen Listen, Listen (Listen to me, you got to listen to me, listen to me, you got to listen to me) Listen, Listen (Listen to me, you got to listen to me, listen to me, listen to me) I'd write you a letter, hoping to reach you better But then you hand it back, saying you won't read it ever Please, I'm telling you, oh I, listen to me (Listen to me, you got to listen to me) Please (Listen to me, you got to listen to me) Oh I, listen to me please (Listen to me, you got to listen to me, listen to me, listen to me)