O mother dear
look what you've done
to your forlorn and once beloved son
why was i born at all?
o mother dear
i'm such a freak
a mutant man, a woman underneath
why was i born at all?
It's you i blame for all the shame
this anguish and this aching
the mirror turned against the wall
myself despised, forsaken
You say, "beauty is within us, your mother knows"
"there's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"
you say, "beauty is within us, so let it grow"
but it's grown so dark and ugly
O mother dear
i curse you so
for breathing life into your wretched son
why were you born at all?
o mother dear
i love you so
o please forgive this anger in my soul
without you i'm alone
It's me who's been eternally damned
trapped inside this cage, a ruined man
all damaged and depraved
O mother dear
this misery
has settled like a stain upon my skin
-a vast unspoken sin
And my mistake is much too late
but your mistake was trusting
that out of grief, a goodness comes
and love comes out of lusting
You say, "beauty is within us, your mother knows"
"there's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"
you say, "beauty is within us, so let it grow"
but it's grown so dark and ugly
You say, "beauty is within us, your mother knows"
"there's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"
you say, "beauty is within us, so let it grow"
but it's grown so dark i can not see you anymore
"o beauty is within us, mother knows"
"o beauty is within us, like a rose"
"o beauty is within us, let it grow"
o mother dear, let me out of here!