I grew up insecure Afraid of everything Just wanted to feel something No confidence I had no one who believed That I was anything Left to find my own Through the years I've found A safety in a world That some my call "destructive" Bring on the insanity It feeds this part of me It helps the parts I'm missing Forgive what I've done You weren't around On the day I walked away All I needed was a helping hand And I saw myself walking away from me So long, so numb inside I've found no place to hide >From a past that sometimes haunts me But all this pain I've learned And through the years I've burned To try to kill what they put inside of me What have I become? You weren't around On the day I walked away All I needed was a helping hand And I saw myself walking away from me You weren't around On the day I walked away All I needed was a helping hand And I saw myself I saw myself And no, I can't apologize For the stupid things I've done You're looking at a product of a two faced world And this is what I've become I need something real I want something pure Something pure You weren't around On the day I walked away All I needed was a helping hand And I lost myself