by Lance Sawyer

Created on: September 29, 2008   Last Updated: October 03, 2008

Purge

.

I walked by you on the street,

And I was screaming out for help,

But you averted your eyes

And plugged your ears

To the story I had to tell.

Why do you treat me like this no?

Wasn't it just yeasterday

That your boyfriend cheated

And I sat by you

Until the sadness fell away?

But you desert me now.

There's no sympathy in your eyes;

You see me struggling to breathe,

So you stomp on my hand

As I cling on for dear life.

All these emotions inside me

Are fighting to get out,

But there's no release.

So, I brush back the tears

And replace them with a smile.

.

You knew.

Don't act like you were blind

To what I was going through.

Yeah, my problems aren't yours,

But I need you.

I thought that's what friends were for.

It's tearing at my gut,

Ripping me at the seams.

It's burning inside

So, it's got to come out

Before it takes over me.

.

(Purge)

I indulge myself,

Then I let go until there's nothing else.

(Purge)

It's dark in here,

But when it's over, the sky becomes crystal clear.

(Purge)

It hurts sometimes,

At the same time, it helps me relieve my mind.

(Purge)

Yeah, it's wrong to do,

But when it's done, I get over the pain and you.

.

I feel all better now,

But that only lasts awhile.

It's a temporary solution,

Binding me up,

An addicting lifestyle.

Sometimes I just need an ear,

Sometimes just someone's hand.

Pull me out of this ditch,

I'm alone down here.

I really thought you were my friend.

All these emotions inside me

Are fighting to get out.

No one wants to know;

It's too much info,

But I'm suffocating now.

I'm a victim here,

But nobody wants to help,

So I pull back my sleeve

And go back to that place,

A distraction I know so well.

.

You knew.

Don't act like you were blind

To what I was going through.

Yeah, my problems aren't yours,

But I need you.

I thought that's what friends were for.

It's tearing at my gut,

Ripping me at the seams.

It's burning inside

So, it's got to come out

Before it takes over me.

.

(Purge)

I indulge myself,

Then I let go until there's nothing else.

(Purge)

It's dark in here,

But when it's over, the sky becomes crystal clear.

(Purge)

It hurts sometimes,

At the same time, it helps me relieve my mind.

(Purge)

Yeah, it's wrong to do,

But when it's done, I get over the pain and you.

.

(Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa)

A MOTHER: "No!

Doctor save my daughter!"

(Purge)

"She needed me."

(Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa)

A FATHER: "My son's in jail,

I'll call my lawyer!"

(Purge)

"Why didn't I see?"

(Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa)

A BEST FRIEND: "My friend killed herself."

Didn't I know her?"

(Purge)

"In her suicide note, she mentioned me."

(Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa)

A CORONER: "It was an overdose,

It wasn't murder."

(Purge)

"How can this be?"

.

You knew.

Don't act like you were blind

To what I was going through.

Yeah, my problems aren't yours,

But I need you.

I thought that's what friends were for.

It's tearing at my gut,

Ripping me at the seams.

It's burning inside

So, it's got to come out

Before it takes over me.

.

(Purge)

I indulge myself,

Then I let go until there's nothing else.

(Purge)

It's dark in here,

But when it's over, the sky becomes crystal clear.

(Purge)

It hurts sometimes,

At the same time, it helps me relieve my mind.

(Purge)

Yeah, it's wrong to do,

But when it's done, I get over the pain and you.

(Purge)

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