Black and Purple
Brea Lyrics

He has to stand up and be strong
He must display courage and strength to prove his belongingness.

To show everyone he belongs
By exhibiting bravery, he proves that he is part of the community.

She has to fight to live her life
She has to struggle to survive and assert her place in the world.

She has to hide her pain inside
She cannot reveal her inner turmoil to others and must conceal her suffering.

And everyone is scared of him
People are afraid of him and his actions.

But that's the way that he's gotta live
Despite fear, he has no choice but to live this way because of his circumstances.

Do you think she feels his pain
Does she understand the emotional burden he carries?

There's no justice in this game
Unfairness is inherent in life, and there is no balancing of scales.

And when they fall asleep at night
At the end of the day, when they try to rest,

They know the morning won't be bright
They anticipate a bleak, uncertain future ahead.

'Cause they are living in a hell
Their existence is akin to living in a place of torment and suffering.

Yeah they're trapped inside themselves
They feel imprisoned within their own minds and cannot escape their pain.

But is it worth everything that they said it would be
Was the outcome worth the sacrifices made?

Has he become the enemy
Has he been transformed into someone who opposes the very things he once championed?

Will she ever live in a world of peace
Is it possible for her to achieve a life devoid of strife?

He's gotta wash away the black burdens he feels
He must find a way to remove his emotional pain and find inner peace.

She's gotta cover all the purple scars that she can heal
She needs to conceal the physical scars and work towards healing the emotional ones.

She makes that girl feel so small
She belittles that girl and makes her feel insignificant.

She can't hear her silent cries at all
She is unaware of the girl's struggles and the soundless anguish she endures.

And it is wrong to let down their guard
It is not advisable to lower one's defenses or show vulnerability in this world.

'Cause in this world you can't have a heart
Having emotions or empathy can be viewed as a weakness that is exploited by others.

His days are long he wants to die
His life is full of pain and misery, and he yearns for an end to it all.

'Cause he knows that he's a different guy
He acknowledges that he is different and does not fit in with societal norms.

When will he take off his mask and leave everything to the past
When will he remove the facade and move on from past events?

Leave it in the past – leave it in the past
Move forward and do not dwell on past mistakes or regrets.

Oh life was so much easier then I know
Life was far simpler in the past than it is now.

I can't remember what it's like
I have forgotten what that simpler life was like.

Trying to make everyone look up to me
Attempting to impress and gain recognition from others was a time-consuming effort.

But as hard as I try only black and purple bruises
Despite trying my best, I was left with nothing but physical and emotional pain.

Ache behind my eyes ache behind my eyes
An intense emotional pain that lingers and affects me deeply.

And it wasn't worth what they said it would be
The promised outcome was not worth the sacrifices made.

I became the enemy
I transformed into someone who goes against the very things I once stood for.

Am I gonna live in a world of peace
Will I ever attain a life that is devoid of conflict?

'Cause I washed all the black burdens out of me (out of me)
By ridding myself of emotional pain, I hope to find inner peace and happiness.

Yeah I healed all the purple scars everyone could see
I worked on healing the physical scars that everyone could witness.

I found me
In the end, I found myself and what truly mattered to me.