Intra Muros
With a Voice Lyrics

How could you let this happen to me?
I feel betrayed and hopeless as if someone has allowed something terrible to happen to me.

I'm filled with guilt and shame.
I feel responsible for something that has gone wrong and I am ashamed of it.

A loss of everything.
I feel like I have lost everything that mattered to me.

As if life wasn't hard enough.
I already had too much to handle, but now things have gotten much worse.

I've tried denying that something like this could happen
I refused to acknowledge the possibility of something terrible happening because it was too painful to confront.

I never wanted to open the floodgates.
I was afraid that if I admitted my true feelings, it would lead to overwhelming pain.

But for the sake of being human here it goes.
Despite my fear, I am choosing to be vulnerable and admit my troubles because it is part of being human.

Being treated worse than an animal is only a small part of the pain I've had to endure.
The physical abuse is only a part of the pain I have experienced, there is much more beneath the surface.

My child, it's not your fault you've fallen victim to his selfish disease.
It is important to understand that you are not responsible for what happened to you, it is not your fault.

Don't wait all your life with an absence of feeling complete.
You shouldn't let this experience prevent you from living a fulfilling life and feeling complete.

I haven't seen you happy in so long.
I can see that you have been deeply affected by what happened and it has impacted your happiness.

I want to see the person you're meant to be.
Despite all of this, I still believe in you and I want you to become the best version of yourself.

I won't watch you drown in the water he's made too deep.
I will do everything in my power to protect you and prevent you from being consumed by this dark and painful situation.

You took my love, my will to live.
The impact of what happened has been so severe that it has affected my ability to love and even want to live.

And I screamed to no success.
Despite my efforts, I feel powerless and unable to escape the pain and torment of this experience.

You held me down as I begged for you to stop.
I was trapped and helpless as I begged for the abuse to stop.

Are you feeling this?
I want the abuser to understand the extent of the pain and suffering they have caused.

Are you feeling this yet?
I am desperate for the abuser to realize the severity of their actions.

Under my covers and under my skin I'm filled with sickness disguised as sin.
I am deeply affected by what happened, and the negative emotions I feel are consuming me and affecting my judgment.

With all of this I spread my wings and find the will to take flight.
Despite everything, I am choosing to be brave and move forward with my life.

They say that time is the greatest healer.
There is a belief that time can help us heal and recover from difficult experiences.

They say that only the strong can forgive.
Forgiveness is seen as a sign of strength and resilience.

Well here's my forgiveness, burn with your guilt.
I am choosing to forgive the abuser, but they must still live with the guilt and consequences of their actions.