Does It Make You Feel Like A Man?

Go ahead and be that big man, stretch up your arm and raise that strong hand.

Does it feel good when you strike her? Does it make you feel like a man?

Every time she’d lay awake at night and listen to you striking her down, a part of her died.

And every time she heard them scream for mercy, her heart caught on fire.

Now she’s dead, numb and her heart is burned black to ashes

Go ahead and push her away, steal all her hopes for better days.

Does it feel good to break her heart beyond repair? Does it make you feel like a man?

Oh, I how I hope you do! You really should.

It takes a real man to raise his hand to every one of them that loved him.

LOVED him. Because she doesn’t love him anymore.

But he comes at her with hidden regret and so many insecurities and blames her for the way things have turned out.

HE wants HER to come back to him. HE wants HER to apologize. HE wants HER to take the blame for why things fell apart.

He denies that it was ever his fault. He says none of it was. He says it’s all because of her.

One day he’ll try to apologize. But even then, she won’t take him back.

She’s made the mistake before of giving second chances and she wants to protect what’s left of her heart.

That little part that still seems to function a little bit.

But she wants to give you a second chance because she still has this crazy dream that one day you and her will be best friends just like she dreamed about when she was young.

But here you go again, turning back to the bottle and calling her up to say you quit.

Go ahead and ignore your daughter, leave her in the streets.

Does it feel good to not care about your child? Does it make you feel like a man?

Why can’t you just decide? Either completely walk out of her life or fix yourself up and be a real man, the man she always dreamed that you’d be.

Go ahead and mix your drink, while your at it take a shot… two… three…

Does it feel good when that liquor burns down your throat? Does it make you feel like a man?

As the alcohol sinks in I wonder if you plan your attacks or are they spur of the moment?

Do all your failures affect you? I’m sure they do, at least that’s what I tell myself to make it hurt less.

I know you’re a broken mess. That’s why you drown all your problems, all your struggles, all your feelings.

So broken, so numb, so much longing to be heard and loved.

Go ahead and ruin her image of man, destroy her dreams of finding love.

Does it feel good to ruin her life just like you ruined yours? Does it make you feel like a man?

She’s always aspired to be something more but she can never build up the courage to unlock the door.

So now she’s hiding from you and running the wrong way because of you.

Go ahead and blame her for this misfortune, blame everything on her.

Does it feel good when you strike her? Does it make you feel like a man yet?