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Written about my experiences with bullying, starting in middle school and getting progressively worse through the end of high school. (2011)

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All I ever wanted was just to be accepted
But now I'm in the corner and I have been rejected
You think you're so above me
I'm looking up but all I see
Is the world where I would rather be

And every hurtful word you say makes me wish more and more
You hadn't closed the door on me
And my chance of being something
I'm tired of being nothing

You don't need to explain why you're better than me
When I look in the mirror I already see
You've been telling me now for years and years
But you don't know how many tears I've cried
How bad I wanted to hide
Wanted to curl up in a ball and die
Whoever said sticks and stones are the worst
I'm telling you, you don't know what I've been through

I wanted to be like you but there was nothing I could do
It was out of my control to change your mind
You made me feel so low
You had no problem letting me know
I was still below no matter how I tried

My clothes were never cool enough
My hair was never straight enough
For you I knew I'd never be good enough
I'm reaching out for something
'Cause you've left me with nothing

You don't need to explain why you're better than me
When I look in the mirror I already see
You've been telling me now for years and years
But you don't know how many tears I've cried
How bad I wanted to hide
Wanted to curl up in a ball and die
Whoever said sticks and stones are the worst
I'm telling you, you don't know what I've been through

My friends tell me I'm beautiful but I just won't believe
And I walk around the hallway with my heart out on my sleeve
You can't take back the words you said
Forever floating in my head
But you have given me something
I won't let you tell me nothing

You don't need to explain why you're better than me
When I look in the mirror I already see
You've been telling me now for years and years
But you don't know how many tears I've cried
How bad I wanted to hide
Wanted to curl up in a ball and die
Whoever said sticks and stones are the worst
I'm telling you, you don't know what I've been through

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from The Good, The Bad & The Awkward, track released April 10, 2012
Amanda McCarthy - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Mark McCarthy - Electric Guitar
Bob Catalano - Bass

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Southern NH // Boston, MA -- Undeniably pop, with an alternative rock twist, a dash of Nashville, and the heart of an old soul.

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