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This Beautiful Song will be
on the CD Color Of Hope
Break Away
Jorie West ©
2009
She
looked into the mirror, touched the colors on her
face
And
reached down for the make-up that would cover every
trace
Of
the bruise upon her cheekbone from his heavy hand, last
night
She
wondered what she’d done and if she’d ever, ever, get it
right.
She
closed her eyes, remembering the words her father
said
So
many years ago, when he’d wished that she were
dead
and she cried, cried ….she cried.
Sometimes he’d ignore her, but mostly he was
cruel
He
beat her with a belt, he said, because she broke the
rules
The
first chance that she got she packed her bags and ran
away
And
moved in with a stranger, just to have a place to
stay
But
he used her and abused her like her father had for
years
And
today it’s hard to see… through the swelling and the
tears
When she cries, cries, she
cries.
(Chorus)
Break away! Go! Break
away!
From the heavy hand of an angry
man
That’ll never treat you like a
lady
He’ll break your heart, tear you apart
and
leave you cryin’ like a baby
if
you stay…..hey hey break
away
Lyin’ on the counter, she saw the butcher
knife
and
picked it up determined to end this hopeless
life
but a baby’s cry pierced through her
thoughts, the knife fell on the
floor
she
realized that her baby girl deserved to have much
more
She
grew up believing that her mama didn’t
care
She
couldn’t do that to her child, she could never leave her
there
when she cried, cried, she
cried.
Yahweh! Yaaaaaaaaaa
Yahweh!
Hey
ya hey heya hey heya Yihowa
Tsisa gesvi Unelanvhi!
Hey
ya hey heya hey heya Yihowa
Tsisa gesvi Unelanvhi!
Hey
ya hey heya hey heya Yihowa
Tsisa gesvi
Unelanvhi!
The
sound of her tormented tears Just breaks my heart,
the sound
of her pleasure, fears, tears my
soul apart
Seeing that scared look upon her face
always makes me
cry
Knowing how she longs for a comforting
embrace that inside she yearns
to die
Seeing the bruises, covering from head to toe
breaks my heart even
more
Knowing she's too afraid to go. Too frightened to walk out the
door
Hearing her excuses, saying he'll change
believing,one day,the abuse will
end
Telling herself,it's her, not him who's
deranged convincing herself
she doesn't need a
friend
Telling herself time and time again,
he's all she needs to live
saying she loves him, and change
him, she can that she'll give
him all she can give that is if
she didn't always make him so mad he wouldn't have to hit her anymore
It just makes me so sad
Knowing, he'll eventually kill
her for sure Sadly, I look at
her, as she continues to cry and
my heart just aches And knowing
that I can no longer deny What
it is that really makes my heart break Is that the girl I'm looking at, but can't
really see through my tears, in
the mirror, is me
Author
Unknown
A battered
woman that's what I am,
Battered body, battered mind,
Mind
screwed up can't sleep,
Mind screwed up can't eat,
Being hit
from top to toe,
Trying not to let it show,
Walking slow in
agony clutching
At straws to keep your sanity,
Taking deep
breathes to ease the pain,
The pain that shows upon your
face,
But you're trying not to feel disgraced,
People looking,
people who know,
That in your mind you're about to blow,
Your
mind can't take any more,
You know you've got to get up and
go,
Go where?
Does anyone care?
Author
Unknown
THE BEST IS NEVER
OVER
The best
is never over,
The best
has never gone,
There's
always something lovely
To keep
you struggling on;
There's
always compendation,
For
every cross you bear,
A secret
consolation,
Hidden
well somewhere.
Ends are
new beginnings,
As one
day you will see;
The best
is never over,
The best is yet to be!
Author
Uknown
I THOUGHT I KNEW
Thinking back on memories of time
Looking out at the moon
I thought I knew
Thought I knew what love was
Remembering the pain
and fear it caused me
Holding on to the dreams and hope of
the night
In darkness, I always found my light
The
moon shining on my face
Tears , prayers , and hope trying to
erase
Love is a fight some say
But tell that to a
child or a woman who's been hurt or living in Pain
Our
prayers lifted each night
Guided by the wolf our escape in
sight
We thought we knew
Our bruises and pain are
not forever
Within Eagles' wings we are held together
We are still here
We have never ending spirit in our
heart
Our relations stand by our side
To fight so we
will no longer have to hide
Little child please hold on
Young women keep and have faith
Someday our tears
will be wiped dry
When that time comes it'll be time to fly
Fly in the wind, and soar with the Hawk
Today you
hold your head up and walk on free
Knowing now you can be
Erin Browne
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