Powerless

Lyrics

My head is spinning
Minutes turn into hours of the night
Tears burn behind my eyes
I want to fall to my knees and scream for help
The tears keep flowing
Intense heartache

In the shadow of my mistakes, I search for you. My heart yearns for you, my child, I want to turn back time.

The feeling of failure, I've left my child alone
The tensions in the house were too high, I tiptoed around and kept a brave face
Other children demanding attention
It was too much, not just for you, but for me and everyone else at home
With my back against the wall, between two fires
I feel so damn alone... Alone with my heartache and numbed

In the shadow of my mistakes, I search for you. My heart yearns for you, my child, I want to turn back time.
The feeling that the sun will never shine like it used to
This has broken me and changed me forever
Will you ever forgive me for not being able to give you the safety you needed
From bad to worse, where you are now is so much worse
Will you ever get over this
Know that I love you from head to toe
Love alone wasn't enough, I didn't know what to do anymore
So incredibly POWERLESS
I begged many institutions for help, got the minimum, years have passed now
Where did I go wrong, what did I do wrong
I thought I carried you often and gave you enough love
Is it because of the break between me and your father after all
I so want to listen to you if you would let me in, dear Melissa, please come back into my arms
For now I feel numb and I keep going... Helpless
In the shadow of my mistakes, I search for you. My heart yearns for you, my child, I want to turn back time. POWERLESS