A Broken Vessel Video (MV)

I faced the world
Trembling, unsteady
Yet safe beside her as light creeps in my eyes
I faced the pain
Cries fade, but for all I craved
I was left unwanting
I faced the fear
A haunting shadow
Cold hands replaced the embrace and I was taken away
Her face was framed in fleeting sadness
As something cold was forced beneath my skin
I cried out to everything
Met by needles and a blinding light
We screamed for our mother
Myself and the others
Their fate the same as mine
Each of us a broken vessel
Something still pricks the skin
A frozen seed sunk deep within
And dug itself into the deepest part of me
The warmth I knew had left
Replaced by a chill that I can't shake
Is it all so bright and violent?
Is it all so bright and violent?
The days bring noise
And the nights are far from quiet
Is it all so bright and violent?
And as the days began to pass
We spent our last
Moments and days wasted on play
Ignoring how empty it became
Wait
Stop
I can't be the only one that's not
Lost
Gone
Do I have what it takes to carry on?
I watched her pause the endless chase to stare at something in the distance
Begging me to look beyond the gate
To see what she did
But then they called her name
And they played the game until she couldn't take any more
From their shining eyes
Shadows spread across the room to spill behind me on the floor
I was stolen softly
By gentle, grasping hands
The touch and promise of a new home that I never asked for
The door opened and she ran to follow
But she stopped when the steps finally gave way to pain
I wonder if they ever told her my name
The shadow falls heavy on me
My heart shatters like stone
Among the missing pieces
The same mistake repeated
I never thought I'd be alone
Now I leave my home for a cage
When I want to run
The wild rears its head
Does this space make me unworthy of a home?
Is this how we're supposed to grow?
Is it all so bright and violent?
Is it all so sad and silent?
No one left to offer guidance
Is it all so bright and violent?