Roses have thorns to show that beauty is pain

Roses have thorns to show that you’re not perfect

You might be beautiful

You might be handsome

You may think you’re neither

But trust me when other people see you

You’re one or the other

Not neither

Maybe everybody is perfect

Maybe nobody is perfect

And it’s a fact that

Every little thorn

Is you

It’s who you are

Every little thorn

Is your simple...

Day by day

Night by night

It seems so futile

But really…

The pounding

The yelling

The fights

The abuse

This isn’t a fairytale

It’s not a simple story

You can fail

And it’s not a game

You see him

You see her

You see the anger

You see the walls

Maybe you shouldn’t be aware

You’re just a kid

You shouldn’t have to worry

But again

It’s not a simple story

Watch

Wait

Open eyes

Pay attention

Be. Sca...