Matryoshka

To survive, I listened hard
The armor only you can see
I was scared of the visible and the vague
The reality at the end of foolishness

Hold me tight until it hurts

Just go ahead and break me
Inside me, there's nothing left
No pain at all
Let me out of this tiny shell
This Matryoshka

Layered up in theoretical armor
Exposing my weak defense instinct
In your cold eyes
What do you see in me?

Let your words cut like knives

Just peel it all away
From this grinning shell of mine
Expose my true self
If you can hear my voice now

In the depths of my heart
Where even light can't reach
No matter how much I break, I still exist

So punch me and smash me to bits
Tear me apart, pull me back
All the armor I've listened to

Just go ahead and break me
This pitiful Matryoshka of mine
Expose my true self
If you can hear my voice now

I won't run or hide
So let me out of this Matryoshka.