the paddle's broken   the punishment is served in full   the welts are faded   the pain still lingers as it should   the lone receiver   lone reciever   of empty compliments   taken in and bought in full   the lesson's hammered   the message has been reinforced      you said there would not be any reason to fear this world   but you're the reason   you're the reason I feel broken   and branded   and burning with doubt      the welts are faded   the pain still lingers as it should      these things are dealt in increments   constant and laced with detriment   how dare you ever feign surprise   when all those fingers point inside   they're piercing you      you said there would not be any reason to fear this world   but you're the reason   you're the reason I feel broken   branded   burning with doubt      these things are dealt in increments