When I was a little child, I'd escape into my head And into the heads of authors Through the magic words I read I'd be many different people, Each one braver than myself Then I wouldn't feel his weight And I wouldn't hear them yell When they asked me at the shelter, If my father touched me there I dreamt with my eyes open, Mute I shook my hair The truth was just too painful And I did not trust their care Only years and cities later Could I lay the facts out bare aoh..aho..aho..ye..ha.. He took from me ten years of childhood, Spent three years in jail at most How can a country's code of justice Be such a world away from just? Mother says she still loves him, Tells me that I'm doing fine, That he needs her more than I do, So I really should not mind Now I'm supposed to be all grown up, I escape into these songs I still hide inside those books When I'm really feeling down Shame like a stalker haunts me He may never go away But I won't be sad, I won't let him steal my joy When he tells me I am worthless, I sing out anyway cause I won't be sad or silent I won't let him steal my joy He tells me I am worthless, But I sing out anyway Cause I won't be sad I won't let him steal my joy I won't be sad I won't be silent I won't let him steal my joy
[00:30.230]When I was a little child, [00:34.220]I'd escape into my head [00:38.260]And into the heads of authors [00:42.110]Through the magic words I read [00:45.930]I'd be many different people, [00:49.600]Each one braver than myself [00:53.970]Then I wouldn't feel his weight [00:57.380]And I wouldn't hear them yell [01:01.340]When they asked me at the shelter, [01:05.030]If my father touched me there [01:09.350]I dreamt with my eyes open, [01:13.000]Mute I shook my hair [01:16.770]The truth was just too painful [01:20.520]And I did not trust their care [01:24.340]Only years and cities later [01:28.350]Could I lay the facts out bare [01:32.340]aoh..aho..aho..ye..ha.. [01:47.550]He took from me ten years of childhood, [01:51.410]Spent three years in jail at most [01:55.170]How can a country's code of justice [01:59.070]Be such a world away from just? [02:03.000]Mother says she still loves him, [02:06.780]Tells me that I'm doing fine, [02:10.700]That he needs her more than I do, [02:14.590]So I really should not mind [02:48.900]Now I'm supposed to be all grown up, [02:53.320]I escape into these songs [02:57.220]I still hide inside those books [03:00.950]When I'm really feeling down [03:04.830]Shame like a stalker haunts me [03:08.650]He may never go away [03:12.660]But I won't be sad, [03:15.420]I won't let him steal my joy [03:20.330]When he tells me I am worthless, [03:24.330]I sing out anyway [03:28.010]cause I won't be sad or silent [03:31.890]I won't let him steal my joy [03:36.040]He tells me I am worthless, [03:39.750]But I sing out anyway [03:43.640]Cause I won't be sad [03:46.350]I won't let him steal my joy [03:51.210]I won't be sad I won't be silent [03:55.210]I won't let him steal my joy
