The Night

I am terrified of the night I pray for the light To come and unlock this cell I live in No one understands the night Darkness makes me shiver I feel I’m in a river In the dripping sweat I’m losing I often feel I’m swimming No one understands my life I was butchered as a child by one so meek and mild To everyone who thought they knew and respected him No one understands the night Innocence lost so early branded a lying girl Found hiding under beds with the sheets and linen No one understands my life Every knock ring and shout stops me from going out What a curse I’ve been left with like an infection No one understands the night Have I a future I don’t know I don’t think it will ever show Who on earth could invent a world I could live in No one understands my life Where I could never be found living safe and sound A secret little place unknown to him No one understands the night He found me once more I knew what was in store The beating and the pain no imagination No one understands my life He walked free once again rubbishing my name Pointing and accusing me of lying No one understands the night A child who has no rights is just a trick on lonely nights To those who can ignore the pitiful crying No one understands my life