Buried Inside

I gave her bread with a shaking hand
A moment's peace in a dying land
But fear cuts deeper than a knife
She sold me out to save her life

Dragged through dirt left to the flies
Where mercy fades and kindness dies
No tears to shed no need for lies
Learned early what the soul denies

Tossed away no chance to live
Too much pain too much to forgive
One thought burns - Just stay alive
Still breathing but buried inside

The scrapyard wind still haunts my skin
Where trust meant death and hope wore thin
'Til shadows reached through blood and grime
And Father pulled me back in time

A name I kept beneath my breath
The one who held me back from death
He saved a ghost from being lost
Now I will bear that silent cost

Tossed away no chance to live
Too much pain too much to forgive
One thought burns - Just stay alive
Still breathing but buried inside

They took my name they took my voice
Left me no hope no better choice
Now all that's left is hollow sound
A heart that beats beneath the ground

Cast away no strength to give
A shell remains - but still I live
One thought burns - You're not yet gone
Still breathing I'm not yet done