Once upon a time there was a girl. In her early years she had to learn. How to grow up living in a war that she called home. Never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm. It hurt me to see the pain across my mother's face. Every time my father's fist would put her in her place. Hearing all the yelling I would cry up in my room. Hoping it would be over soon. Chorus:. Bruises fade father but the pain remains the same. And I still remember how you kept me so afraid. Stenght is my mother for all the love she gave. And every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday. And I'm Ok. I often wonder why I carry all this guilt. When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built. Shadows stir at night trough a crack in the door. Echoes of broken child screaming please no more. Daddy don't you understand the damage you have done. For you is just a memory but for me it still lives on. Bruises fade father but the pain remains the same. And I still remember how you kept me so so afraid. Stenght is my mother for all the love she gave. And every morning that I pray I look back to yesterday. It's not so easy to forget all the marks you left along her neck. When I was thrown against cold stairs. And everyday afraid to come home in fear of what I might see next. Chorus. Bruises fade father but the pain remains the same. And I still remember how you kept me so afraid. Stenght is my mother for all the love she gave. And every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday. And I'm Ok