if you could see

having to deal with the pain of being who you are

if you could live my life maybe you would see why it hurts to be me
you would see what  it's like to feel this pain
you would see what it's like to be lost inside the rain
you would see what it's like to have no place to turn
you would see what it's like to feel your heart burn
if you could live my life you would see what it's like to never feel free
you would feel what it's like to walk in the shadows
you would feel what it's like to drown in all your sorrows
if you could feel what i feel then you wouldn't know whats real
you would feel what it's like to want what you can't have
you would feel what it's like to have your heart torn in half
if you knew me you would know what it's like to cry
you would know what it's like when you want to die
if you could see inside my anger you would find a lonley stranger
if you could see past my lies you would find empty eyes
if you could see past the scars that just won't fade
you would see all the mistakes i've made
know that you see what it's like to be me
maybe you could fill the emptiness that subsides in me