Deeper Than the Surface

It wasn't you, baby girl, she didn't trust

It was the world around you

She knew somehow

They would try to drown you

Your heart was good, a brightness unlike any other

One she knew they would only try to smother

For theirs were calloused, evil, full of shame

And they would target you to take their blame

She feared the way your heart would break

After all she knew they would try to take

You always thought she was being too serious

Not understanding she was speaking from experience

She herself had been broken, drained, and bruised

Having to learn to rebuild again from the pieces they used

The ones they took, smashed, and left damaged

She picked them all up and still somehow managed

From the way they treated her, she knew

They would do everything they could to hurt you, too

Your beauty, your whole being, all of your soul

Was a great magnificence to behold

Your smile, your laughter, and even when you cried

Were all the more reason she always tried

To keep the savages with their fists at bay

That she knew would be coming your way

You see, it wasn't you she didn't trust, baby girl

It wasn't you; it was the rest of the world.