Before You Judge Me

Your gaze so sharp, your judgment swift to fall,

Words that wound deeply, echoing through it all.

You don't know the path that weighs upon my heart,

Nor how often my smile is just a fearful start.

So before you judge, before you turn away,

Just pause for a moment, look into my eyes, I pray.

Don't you dare judge me, you don't know this dark night,

That consumes my soul as it steals the fading light.

Everyone carries a cross, everyone bears their scars,

Hidden deep inside, beyond all seeing stars.

Behind a bright smile, often tears are near,

And a weary heart barely breathes, consumed by fear.

So before you judge, before you turn away,

Just pause for a moment, look into my eyes, I pray.

Don't you dare judge me, you don't know this dark night,

That consumes my soul as it steals the fading light.

Please understand why things unfolded this way,

What pushed me into the shadows, day after day.

'Cause sometimes life throws us against the hardest stone,

And there's no strength left for more suffering on our own.

So before you judge, before you turn away,

Just pause for a moment, look into my eyes, I pray.

Don't you dare judge me, you don't know this dark night,

That consumes my soul as it steals the fading light.

Don't you judge me... please... don't.