Beauty Is Within Us

Oh mother dear Look what you've done To your forlorn and once beloved son Why was I born at all? Oh 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 Oh mother dear I curse you so For breathing life into your wretched son Why were you born at all? Oh mother dear I love you so Oh 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 Oh 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 I can not see you anymore "Oh beauty is within us, mother knows." "Oh beauty is within us, like a rose." "Oh beauty is within us, let it grow." "Oh mother dear, let me out of here!"