If your heart breaks, hold the pieces around it together. You must do it by yourself, they don’t want your shattered parts.
You can only be free in your mind. You can let your imagination spread its wings, but you must keep the thoughts to yourself, they don’t want to hear your voice.
Close your eyes, let the rain slide down your cheeks. You must bear it with dignity and silence, they don’t want to hear your pleas.
Paint yourself two faces. You can be yourself, but you must be perfect for them. You must keep your real face underneath, they don’t want to see who you really are.
Keep your head up. You must stand tall, though they will always look down on you. You must endure, they don’t want your sensitivity.
Be resolute. You can be red inside, bold and brave, romantic, but blue outside, reserved and restrained, benign. You must hide your colours, they don’t want to feel your heart.
Be strong, they want a victim.