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 d___ed
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 forced unspoken sin

And my mistake is much too late
But your mistake was trusting
That out of grief, a goodness comes
Since love comes out of l___ing

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

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 cannot 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
Mother dear, let me out of here

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