they told you

they told you
since you could open your eyes
that you were worthless
so it came as no surprise
when you grew into a man
you were broken in two
there could never be anyone
as useless as you
that's what they told you
that's what they told you

they told you
you were not as expected
so you turned and leaned to
the wrong direction
when you grew into a man
you knew what master to serve
there is nothing in this world
you truly deserve
that's what they told you
that's what they told you

they told you
never to argue
never to complain
now you're injecting
that shit through your veins
when you grew into a man
you stayed a little kid
waiting for punishment
for whatever you did
that's what they told you
that's what they told you

they told you
before you learned how to walk
how peril exists
in the way that they talked
when you grew into a man
no one on your side
how could you have known
that they lied
that they lied
it was all they told you
lies
that's what they told you
that's what they told you