The Upside Down

My kid memories aren't all pastel colours There's some dark lashes between But I can't see the hues when I look at you And I don't want to know what that means See I was a dark kid, always so frightened I hid in my own shadow But you went beyond that, to anger and more To a place I wish I didn't know Because in the upside down The darkness won't let you come back out My black dogs a bastard, nipping at my heels A lingering, permanent stray He's not always in step but when I think he's left He'll show up again the next day But yours is a blur, a constant friend The leash burns deep in your hand I strain to see around the weight on my chest To see who is truly in command Because in the upside down The darkness won't let you come back out It all looks the same, and in there lies the trick When clouded with doubt How can you know you've left when each side of the door Says the way out Because in the upside down The darkness won't let you Come back out Come back out Come back out