Same Old Wound

I’ve said it a thousand times,

Still you hear it wrong.

Every word I try to give you

Gets lost before it’s gone.

You promise that you’ll change,

But the hurt comes back around—

Different day, same breaking,

Same pain, same sound.

And I’m tired

Of screaming just to be unheard.

Of bleeding every time you say

You didn’t mean those words.

How many times can I explain

Before I’m shattered through?

I’m tired of fixing

The same old wound from you.

I keep trying to believe

You’ll learn from what you do,

But loving you is walking

With a heart that’s black and blue.

You say you never meant it,

That you never saw the cracks—

But I’m the one who feels them

Every time you turn your back.

And I’m tired

Of screaming just to be unheard.

Of bleeding every time you say

You didn’t mean those words.

How many times can I explain

Before I’m shattered through?

I’m tired of fixing

The same old wound from you.

Maybe you’re not listening

Because the truth cuts deep—

Maybe breaking me was easier

Than promises you keep.

But I’m tired

Of screaming just to be unheard.

Of bleeding every time you say

You didn’t mean those words.

How many times can I explain

Before I fade from view?

I’m tired of healing

The same old wound from you.