Story Behind The Song
This song was written for my grand daughter as she was entering middle school and dealing with the family dynamics and stress of living as a teen girl in this day and age.
Song Description
Cut The Pain Away
Teen conflict, parents and children, misunderstanding, teen girls, cutting, pain, separation, loneliness, isolation from society, Goth girl, Punk girls, Metal girls, troubled youth, desperation, need for love, need for understanding, n
| Song Length |
3:11 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Stressed |
Subject |
Frustration, Dysfunctional Family |
| Similar Artists |
Underoath, The Used |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Cut The Pain Away
Perfect little package, Looking fine to me
Gaze into the mirror, what do I really see
Princess, Little daddy's girl, Wrapped in Lilly white
No one sees the trouble, Of my internal fight
Thoughts are always racing, Nerves are wearing thin
Nothing seems to shock me, From this nightmare I am in
Pressed down, Pushed on, Made to fit a mold
Never been quite good enough, Hard for Mom to hold
Red drops fall like pedals, Painting pictures in the sand
I wonder how they live with me, Yet don't see or understand
Just a little cut, Takes away the pain
As the liquid life flows, I'm a little less insane
Calmness falls like feathers, Clean as spring time rain
You can cut the pain away, The scars they still remain
Grades and grace the measure, A skeleton I see
Keep up with the fashions, The mask I show as me
Status on the high side, Looking down from here
Always taught to hold it in, Never shed a tear
A prize up on the mantel, dirt on a window sill
Daddy cant take the heat, his answer is a pill
Ghosts in an old mansion, They barely know my name
I never fail to disappoint, Always take the blame
The image is just perfect, Inside hides the shame
I have to let it out now, I just cut away the pain
Just a little cut, Takes away the pain
As the liquid life flows, I'm a little less insane
Calmness falls like feathers, Clean as spring time rain
You can cut the pain away, The scars they still remain
What I feel is normal, Boxed up in my head
I have to stop the cutting, So I don't wake up dead
Life is just now starting, So much for me to see
The pieces that I cut away, All parts of the real me
Just a little cut, Takes away the pain
As the liquid life flows, I'm a little less insane
Calmness falls like feathers, Clean as spring time rain
You can cut the pain away, The scars they still remain
The scars they still remain, The scars they still remain
Words and Music By Christopher Lentine,
The Tune Mill, (C) Copyright 2007 (ASCAP 0133964)
Christopher Lentine (916)203-3952 Email : fish4man@starstream.net