I can feel it coming
The next wave of pain
My hearts Darkness starts humming
Makes no sense in my brain

Supposed to be happy
Supposed to be fine
Tell that to my demon
Its looking forward to dine

Tell me I’m supposed to be happy
Tell me why I should be glad
I can’t help it I feel so lonely
The words you say just make me sad

Tell me I’m supposed to be grateful
Tell me things I should be thankful for
Knowing them makes it all the more painful
It fills my heart with shame more and more

Just tell me that you are with me
Even when you can’t understand
Just tell me that when I need it
You would give a helping hand

Try to find your way through my darkness
And maybe then I could see your light
Try to share my bitter sadness
And maybe I’d be all right

I'll play, I'll laugh,
I'll sing some songs,
But that pain is always lurking
Because it's been here all along

And when the darkness comes
With its all-consuming power,
It slowly takes my soul
Hour by dreadful hour

They tell me that I'm strong enough
They swear that it gets better
They say, "If you can just hold out
and bear this stormy weather."

They tell me, "You will be happy one day
All you need do is fight."
But what they seem to forget
Is after each day comes the night

And so I act along
I play my part
While this crushing darkness
Slowly breaks my heart

Depression is a monster
That destroys both heart and soul
It tortures without mercy
And consumes its victim whole

It cripples and disables,
Making life too hard to cope
It can make each day a nightmare
And leave a person without hope

Some people feel this sadness
From the time that they are young,
And believe that they are different
And can't be loved by anyone

It's reinforced by parents
Too depressed themselves to care
For that child they're supposed to love,
But instead forget is there

Depression can be nurtured
Through violence and neglect
And fists used only to degrade
And words used to reject

It's hidden in those bullies
Who torture and demean,
Who use their words like weapons
To destroy all self-esteem

We don't need to make a judgment,
But we need to be aware
That those who suffer through this pain
Just need the world to care.

She stood on the bridge
In silence and fear,
For the demons of darkness
Had driven her here.

They cut her heart
Right out of her chest,
Making her believe
That the demons knew best.

They were always there,
Sometimes just out of sight,
Waiting in the background
Till the time was right.

These demons were destructive,
Knocking down the life she knew,
Hating everything about her;
She hated herself, too.

These demons can't be seen,
But they're far from fairy tales.
They live inside your mind;
Their evilness prevails.

So on the bridge she stood,
About to end the fight.
Then she stopped and thought
I'll fight them one more night