...THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
LAYLA'S   WORLD

BEING IRRELEVANT BITS AND RELEVANT PIECES OF LETTERS FROM LAYLA,
WHO DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU THINK UNLESS YOU'RE REAL AND COOOL


don't let her fuck you up again
stop the cycle of abuse
don't let her fuck another friend
take off that damned noose
you don't have to be a puppet
or a slave all your life
you can give up the violence
you can put down the knife

you don't have to be your father's plaything
you don't have to be your mother's rag
you don't have to be the one you're fucking
you don't have to be your punching bag

I'm a protector
I must protect her
but I'm damned when she wants to hurt herself

then I'm her abuser
that's all she'll use me for
and I end up upset and hurting myself

but a voice somewhere inside me
or maybe it's somewhere else
says to put it all behind me
says I've got to protect myself
and I'm torn between my loyalties
my promises feel like an ocean
and I'm drowning in my own desires
weighed down by my devotions
confused by my emotions
fooled by oils and lotions
whats the comotion?

I'm a protector
I must protect her
but I'm damned when she wants to hurt herself

then I'm her abuser
that's all she'll use me for
and I end up upset and hurting myself

what?
there's that voice again
like a long lost friend
like somebody cares

not too polite
harsh words seldom are
but maybe it's right
maybe it's time to listen
maybe it's time to hear

don't let her fuck you up again
stop the cycle of abuse
don't let her fuck another friend
take off that damned noose
you don't have to be a puppet
or a slave all your life
you can give up the violence
you can put down the knife

you don't have to be your father's plaything
you don't have to be your mother's rag
you don't have to be the one you're fucking
you don't have to be your punching bag

I'm a protector
I must protect her
but I'm damned when she wants to hurt herself

then I'm her abuser
that's all she'll use me for
and I've got to start protecting myself

I'm a protector
I must protect her
but I'm damned when she wants to hurt herself

then I'm her abuser
that's all she'll use me for
and in the end... I've got to start protecting myself



Protect Her
(Protector)

Layla
©2001 Candor Communications


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