Sympathetic Character

I was afraid you'd hit me if I'd spoken up
I was afraid of your physical strength
I was afraid you'd hit below the belt
I was afraid of your sucker punch
I was afraid of your reducing me
I was afraid of your alcohol breath
I was afraid of your complete disregard for me
I was afraid of your temper
I was afraid of handles being flown off
I was afraid of holes being punched into walls
I was afraid of your testosterone

I have as much rage as you have
I have as much pain as you do
I've lived as much hell as you have
And I've kept mine bubbling under for you

You were my best friend
You were my lover
You were my mentor
You were my brother
You were my partner
You were my teacher
You were my very own sympathetic character

I was afraid of verbal daggers
I was afraid of the calm before the storm
I was afraid of for my own bones
I was afraid of your seduction
I was afraid of your coercion
I was afraid of your rejection
I was afraid of your intimidation
I was afraid of your punishment
I was afraid of your icy silences
I was afraid of your volume
I was afraid of your manipulation
I was afraid of your explosions

I have as much rage as you have
I have as much pain as you do
I've lived as much hell as you have
And I've kept mine bubbling under for you

You were my best friend
You were my lover
You were my mentor
You were my brother
You were my partner
You were my teacher
You were my very own sympathetic character

You were my keeper
You were my anchor
You were my family
You were my savior

And therein lay the issue
And therein lay the problem
And therein lay the issue
And therein lay the problem

Eu tinha medo que você me batesse se eu falasse o que pensava
Eu tinha medo da sua força física
Eu tinha medo que você jogasse baixo
Eu tinha medo que você me apunhalasse pelas costas
Eu tinha medo de você me reduzir
Eu tinha medo do seu hálito de álcool
Eu tinha medo do seu completo desprezo por mim
Eu tinha medo do seu temperamento
Eu tinha medo de estribeiras sendo perdidas
Eu tinha medo de buracos sendo feitos nas paredes
Eu tinha medo da sua testosterona

Eu sinto tanta fúria quanto você
Eu sinto tanta dor quanto você
Eu vivi tanto inferno quanto você
E eu mantive isso preso dentro de mim por você

Você era meu melhor amigo
Você era meu amor
Você era meu mentor
Você era meu irmão
Você era meu parceiro
Você era meu professor
Você era o meu próprio personagem carismático

Eu tinha medo de ofensas verbais
Eu tinha medo da calmaria antes da tempestade
Eu tinha medo pela minha vida
Eu tinha medo da sua sedução
Eu tinha medo da sua coerção
Eu tinha medo da sua rejeição
Eu tinha medo da sua intimidação
Eu tinha medo da sua punição
Eu tinha medo dos seus silêncios gélidos
Eu tinha medo do seu volume
Eu tinha medo da sua manipulação
Eu tinha medo das suas explosões

Eu sinto tanta fúria quanto você
Eu sinto tanta dor quanto você
Eu vivi tanto inferno quanto você
E eu mantive isso preso dentro de mim por você

Você era meu melhor amigo
Você era meu amor
Você era meu mentor
Você era meu irmão
Você era meu parceiro
Você era meu professor
Você era o meu próprio personagem carismático

Você era meu zelador
Você era minha âncora
Você era minha família
Você era meu salvador

E é aí que está a questão
E é aí que está o problema
E é aí que está a questão
E é aí que está o problema