Fear of the Unknown

He does this because he loves me.
She plays over and over in her head.
She shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what's happening.

This isn't the way love works.
People would say if they knew.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Marks of love on her face,
She's bruised, battered, and broken.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Her heart is being ripped apart,
Her body is being broken.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

She believes all the insults,
He pounds inside her head.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

She thinks he's doing this out of love,
And to make her that beautiful, happy person.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Blood is matted on her face,
Her self-esteem shot down.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

She wears a smile of fakeness.
She doesn't complain one bit.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Her friends ask her questions.
She mutters innocent lies.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Even though she shuts her eyes,
On the reality of her life.
Deep down, inside her heart.
She knows she's worth so much more.

Not willing to admit she's beautiful,
For fear of the unknown.
But she shuts her eyes, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

She thinks of him everyday,
Of the love that she believed in.
When she shut her eyes, so she couldn't see,
The reality of what was happening.

She's still afraid of making mistakes,
Of disappointing him.
Her eyes are still shut, so she can't see,
The reality of what is happening.

Still she smiles when things aren't right.
Mutters great, when asked "How are you?"
She's still not ready to let everyone see,
The reality of what has happened.