Garden of the Gods    ©2000 Catsongs Productions       You tried so hard to ruin my life    and all those words    they cut like a knife    And all you did was    try to bring me down    Well I survived and    I'm still around yeah    I learned to live    with the guilt and shame    and now I know    how to live with a name    No more will I cower with fear    I voice my power from far and near       I survived the hell    you put me through    I survived without you       Even though you hurt my pride    I haven't curled up and died    I wanna know how you're feeling right now    Are you looking to    escape somehow yeah    Times were hard    and times were rough    But I learned I had to be tough    I    I'd like to be known that