Pressure got too intense inside Your picture-perfect shell. Didn't believe no more It's like that with others too. Tore this facade apart And ripped the curtains down. Forced to please them both, World you grew into. Mural... Of lifelong trauma. Family portrait painted with blood Domestic violence and homocide. With no doubt, with no remorse. An eye for an eye justifies the cause. Cry of the victim painted To the walls with one shade. Keep the colors running wild With dull razorblade. Mural... Of lifelong trauma. Family portrait painted with blood You dressed their contorted faces Into smile with braces and length of wire. Cut the lids of dried out eyes To gaze your masterpiece with wonder. Instead of opening the floodgates You took the future in your own hands. Disregarded, manipulated And touched by your very own blood. Made daddy wear church suit And sit next to mom on her Sunday dress. Convincing yourself There was a time they were proud of you. Mural... Of lifelong trauma. Family portrait painted with blood Mural...