Don’t Go Away lyrics

I've got some scars behind this mask This smile and this steady stance Hide a wounded, frightened girl I'm good at hiding what I really feel They told me: Be strong, don't show your wounds And I carried that for far too long I believed those words for years And now I'm here, showing you my open wounds It hurts to show the pain I've buried I feel exposed, vulnerable I don't want to ruin this with you I've made mistakes before, I know how deep it cuts Don't go away I'm showing you these wounds Because you understand my pain Don't go away Don't go away I'm showing you these wounds Because you understand my pain Don't go away Believe me, for the ones already hurting It's hard to open up, because doing that Feels like handing over a weapon We know too well how sharp that feels We don't want to go through that again Even if healing needs it Because stirring up old wounds Brings out the best and the worst in us Don't go away I'm showing you these wounds Because you understand my pain Don't go away Don't go away (Don't go away)