Little girl, I see you Under that heavy mask You wore his name to get by And swallowed every ask Your hands shook in the mirror Still, you stood there silent Like if you stayed quiet enough No one would hurt you You hid yourself Held your breath too long I know what got buried I know what you kept A whole life in you Just waiting to be yourself Little girl, I see you I see you now You were never wrong For wanting out Little girl, I see you You made it through Now I live the life You were scared to do I wish I could reach back Pull a chair by your bed Tell you what you couldn’t Bring yourself to say You didn't fail us You just kept moving It took you a long, long while One hard day at a time You learned how to stay alive Little girl, I see you I see you now You were never wrong For wanting out Little girl, I see you You made it through Now I live the life You were scared to do If you could see me You’d know it was real All that crying, all that hiding Couldn’t kill what I feel I wear my own name now Like a dress I chose And I carry your brave little heart Wherever I go Little girl, I see you I see you now You were never wrong For wanting out Little girl, I see you You made it through Now I live the life You were scared to Little girl, I see you I’m here for you I’m the proof you made it Through everything they put you through Little girl, I see you I’m here for you And I’ll keep on living For the girl who never got to
