Underestimated Depression

This is who I am
And as sad as it may be
Nothing can compare
To the sadness within me
Do you know what its like
To wake each morning in pain?
To go to sleep each night
Hoping not to see another day
Inside me is a disease
One that cannot be cured
I suffer from depression
Its demons have me lured
I'm haunted every moment
And sometimes even teased
By the cruel ways of this sickness
It's a hunger that always feeds
People come and go
They leave because they're scared
And when its said and done
They say they really cared
Oh but stay a little while
Because if you listen close
You will start to hear
A meeting of the Devil's ghosts
He speaks of how he'll get us
By putting our life to an end
He tries to make us believe
That suicide is our friend
And those we think are strong
All too soon give in
And as they take their fall
The Devil gives a grin
And those we think are weak
Are the ones that do pull through
The ones that live on to tell
This painful story to you
Every night I go to bed
I find myself in tears
From a disease that I have suffered
For way too many years
Some say its just an act
As if my pain isn't really there
But it's strange because they ask
About my pain as if they care
Never underestimate depression
And all it's secret ways
It's more than just a word
.. It takes everything away.

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