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The Poison and the Cure
PsychWitch
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White-washed walls and a heavy oak door
Kneeling 'til my knees were bruised on the floor
They whispered in the dark that I was born in the red
Filling up the hollow spaces inside of my head
With the weight of a debt I didn't even owe
Planting seeds of shame just to watch 'em grow
They told me I was nothing, just a vessel of sin
Then locked all the windows so I couldn't get in
To the light of my own soul, the spark in my chest
They called it a blessing, but it felt like a test
They sold me the poison and called it the cure
Made sure that my spirit was never quite sure
They built up a cage out of verses and fear
But I finally found out the exit was here
Now I'm walking the dirt with the wild and the free
No longer a shadow of who they want me to be
Codependency was the lesson of the week
Keep your head down low and turn the other cheek
They taught me to endure every lie, every blow
To endure the gaslighting and never say no
If I followed the rules, then I'd maybe be okay
But they moved all the goalposts at the end of the day
They needed me small and they needed me weak
So I wouldn't find the power that I started to seek
In the rhythm of the rain and the pull of the tide
In the strength of the truth I was forced to hide
They sold me the poison and called it the cure
Made sure that my spirit was never quite sure
They built up a cage out of verses and fear
But I finally found out the exit was here
Now I'm walking the dirt with the wild and the free
No longer a shadow of who they want me to be
I trade the cold pews for the moss and the stone
I'm never less lonely than when I'm alone
With the moon as my witness and the earth as my guide
There's no more damnation and nowhere to hide
I'm shedding the skin of the person they made
I'm stepping out bold from the heavy-dark shade
The manipulation is a ghost in the wind
I'm finally living where the real life begins
No more fear, no more lies
I'm watching the silver moon start to rise
I'm happier now in the mud and the clay
Than I ever was praying my spirit away
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