You see her peek around behind
She is looking and she will find
All the fear that loves to live
Inside your mind so that you give
Into the lies she loves to tell
and the panic you know so well
She sneaks in, she controls you
You know just what she will do
She will show her nasty face
all red and sad, she’ll try to erase
The great relationships in your now
It doesn’t seem to matter how
You try and make her go away
She is there and she will stay

That girl comes at the very worst times
She reminds you of the crimes
That happened so very long ago
Memories of the way he’d show
You not to trust a single soul
and that life has a dark-deep hole

That little girl you’ve grown to hate
That was your past, your unfortunate fate
You look at her tiny face
and wish you could just erase
Daunting reminders of the past
No matter what you try, they last
She steals and darkens the beauty of now
and it doesn’t really matter how
You try to keep that girl away
She comes back and begins to play
With all her scary and terrible toys
That rob you now of all life’s joys

You scream at her and make her feel
Lost and scared and much more real.
She looks at you with watery eyes
and says, I’m here, no matter what you try
This cycle keeps on repeating
and you feel like she is defeating
All of the strength that you just found
When you turned your life around

Whispers from deep inside your soul
a prayer of strength and God’s Control
You open your eyes, see all things new
Answers for what you now must do.
You’re going about this all so wrong
don’t you know that she belongs
She’s part of you, you need to accept
She needs comfort, do not reject
put her inside a gentle hand
Do not accuse or reprimand

I look at her and say
You are loved.
you are safe
You are okay.

I take a minute and sit down
On my face was once a frown
and then I pray and ask for grace.
Now a smile forms on my face
I am HIS and I am grown
and I made it through all she’s known

I didn’t deserve what was done
but it’s okay, my race is won.
I look upon my own hands
Where that little girl now stands
I hold that little girl so close
and tell her things that matter most

I look at her and say
You are loved.
you are safe
You are okay.

Please, don’t come here and think your lost
cause I found Faith, He died on a cross
He gave me hope, so don’t be scared
Next time I see you I’ll be prepared
I won’t yell and I won’t scream
I’ll remember what you mean
and you are important cause without you
I might not be a Christian now, yes, it’s true

I look at her and say
You are loved.
you are safe
You are okay.