Breathing Through Shadows

Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Yeah. Shadows in my

room, can't run, can't hide. Every night I pray just to

stay alive. Breathe caught in my chest, fear in my veins.

And the sound of the key drives me insane. Well, woke up to

the belt snap rage in his hand. Pops went like the devil,

didn't care where it land. Mama sitting in that chair rocking slow,

no word. Eyes cold like the winter, like my cries weren't heard.

Thought freedom came when she packed and left. But the nightmare followed in the