Crushed Velvet

Don't want to be naive Pretending not to see Your body took the beating Your heart could not compete I wish that you could be Where no one's been abused But that's what makes you super human That stitched up frown tells me You've been through hell and back An endless cycle Retreat and then attack It's hard to pick the pieces up When you've been let down Damaged, it tore you apart You didn't wanna fight Damaged, soft to the touch If they could see inside (you're) Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet I want to see the world Through your quilted point of view When you pull yourself together We all will see the truth You ran so long on empty With nothing left but love You might've come unraveled But you're still beautiful Damaged, it tore you apart You didn't wanna fight Damaged, soft to the touch If they could see inside (you're) Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet That stitched up frown tells me You've been through hell again The endless cycle can stop Yeah, there's purpose in the pain, It ties us and binds us and shows us we're never alone Damaged, it tore you apart You didn't wanna fight Damaged, soft to the touch If they could see inside (you're) Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet Crushed, crushed, crushed Crushed velvet