Any Other World

Tonight in my trauma recovery group, I got to tell my story. The story of my abuse. The story of how I left my body all those years ago, and the story of how I came back. And somehow, just as the lyrics of today's song describe, it feels like everything has changed:

In any other world
You could tell the difference
And let it all unfurl
Into broken remnants

Smile like you mean it
And let yourself let go

Cos it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
Take a bow, play the part of a lonely lonely heart
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
To the world you thought you lived in

I tried to live alone
But lonely is so lonely, alone
So human as I am
I had to give up my defenses

So I smiled and tried to mean it
To let myself let go

Cos it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
Take a bow, play the part of a lonely lonely heart
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
To the world you thought you lived in

I'm ready to say goodbye to that world, and ready to live in one where my truth is not in the hands of a bitter, bitter man. It's in my hands, and the hands of a Universe with big love for me...