Empty Husk

Stop saying the words You know they only hurt me So why do you desert me To die like a bird Wings broken and songs silenced Didn't survive the violence Sleep through the night So you don't regard the torture As anything but order And law; be polite Don't say the things you want to Stay more still than a statue Day after day Smile on that shelf Stand graceful but don't decay From dawn til' dusk You can't be yourself You're just an empty husk Obey your commands You never had a choice Can't even use your voice Against their demands To resist is just to die But are you even alive Hide but don't seek You won't find what you pursue You won't make a breakthrough 'Cause you're not unique Received a guilty verdict Of being imperfect Self-improvement is never true 'Cause it's for the ones around you Don't have history to hide 'Cause the past is dead inside My mind is tired of not having the words to say so please stay Day after day Smile on that shelf Stand graceful but don't decay From dawn til' dusk You can't be yourself You're just an empty husk