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Bruises

from Borrowed Time by Catalysts

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She came home every night
Long after last light
Covered in bruises
Each one with a story of

How they came to be
A playful memory
Buried in her head
That kept her up every night
That made her wish that she was dead

She swore she was fine
Told me to pay no mind
But I can see that
She hasn't slept in weeks

She swore she was fine
But I know
I know
She was scared.

A love gone south
Left a bitter taste in her mouth
Taught affection with the back of a hand

She was sorry
She never wanted to be weak
But these days
It just feels like routine

To hide her marks
To play the part of a girl who's okay
She's not okay
Because she knows that deep down
He loves her, but she's wrong.

When the bottles come out
She knows to shut her mouth
Unless she wants to be
Everything
She promised she'd never become

A coward
She wants to be strong
She wants to handle this
On her own

Because no one knows
No one knows him like she does
And the swings and the hits
She's getting used to it

She swore she was fine
She clenched her teeth and she lied
But as I looked her in the eyes
Something snapped inside
She looked back at my and she said
She said she was scared

A love gone south
Left a bitter taste in her mouth
Taught affection with the back of a hand

She said she was sorry
She never wanted to be weak
But these days
It just feels like routine
To hide her marks
To play the part of a girl who's okay
She's not okay
Because she knows that deep down
He loves her but she's wrong

What kind of a man
Shows his strength
By preying on the weak

What kind of a man
Takes pride
In making his lover break
She said she was scared

A love gone south
Left a bitter taste in her mouth
Taught affection with the back of a hand

She said she was sorry
She never wanted to be weak
But these days
It just feels like routine
To hide her marks
To play the part of a girl who's okay
She's not okay
Because she knows that deep down
He loves her but she's wrong

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from Borrowed Time, released March 8, 2014

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Catalysts is a 5-piece melodic hardcore band straight out of London, Ontario.

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