O mother dear   Look what you've done   To your forlorn and once beloved son   Why was I born at all?   O mother dear   I'm such a freak   A mutant man, a woman underneath   Why was I born at all?      It's you I blame for all the shame   This anguish and this aching   The mirror turned against the wall   Myself despised, forsaken   You say, "Beauty is within us, your mother knows"   "There's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"   You say, "Beauty is within us, so let it grow"   But it's grown so dark and ugly      O mother dear   I curse you so   For breathing life into your wretched son   Why were you born at all?   O mother dear   I love you so   O please forgive this anger in my soul   Without you I'm alone      It's me who's been eternally damned   Trapped inside this cage, a ruined man   All damaged and depraved      O mother dear   This misery   Has settled like a stain upon my skin   -a vast unspoken sin      And my mistake is much too late   But your mistake was trusting   That out of grief, a goodness comes   And love comes out of lusting      You say, "Beauty is within us, your mother knows"   "There's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"   You say, "Beauty is within us, so let it grow"   But it's grown so dark and ugly   You say, "Beauty is within us, your mother knows"   "There's a beauty that's within us, just like a rose"   You say, "Beauty is within us, so let it grow"   But it's grown so dark I can not see you anymore      "O beauty is within us, mother knows"   "O beauty is within us, like a rose"   "O beauty is within us, let it grow"   O mother dear, let me out of here!