Stronger Without You

You comforted my broken heart, but controlled my mind Somehow you gave me comfort and pain at the same time You provided me with something I'd never felt before Yet were still the reason I was never self Secure We met when I was 15 years old You made me feel good and took advantage of my scared soul You told me that I first had to suffer in order to recover I accepted that I couldn't have one without the other The feeling you gave me was kind of strange I didn't think it was possible to feel both relief and pain You were a rare visitor until you became a full time neighbour I thought you were helping me, just to find out you were doing me no favours You gave me new scars on top of the ones I wanted to mend I was ashamed of you, so I hid you from my friends I would wear long sleeves on the hottest summer days But all of our secrets would come out in the end At the age of twenty we said goodbye for the last time 7 years without you, and finally I have a clear mind Looking back at my time with self-harm it wasn't the right thing to do But here I am 7 years later, and I'm stronger without you