Beauty Is Within Us

O mother dear
Look what you've done
To your forlorn and once beloved son
Why was I born at all?
O 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

O mother dear
I curse you so
For breathing life into your wretched son
Why were you born at all?
O mother dear
I love you so
O 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

O 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 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 can not see you anymore

O beauty is within us, mother knows
O beauty is within us, like a rose
O beauty is within us, let it grow
O mother dear, let me out of here!