Am I Supposed to Apologize?

I wrote a song, a journal, gave it to the world

Told the story of when I was just a girl

I sought understanding clarity in truth

By baring all the wounds inflicted on my youth

You criticized my choice to stand up to my past

To give the pain a voice so that it too could pass

But I felt brave and filled with pride as I let go

Of bitterness that wouldn't leave or let me grow

But I will spend a lifetime

Trying to understand

Why someone sharing my bloodline

Would not lend me their hand

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize? Am

I loved her more than myself, but she made me choose

Between her and my father, and so I refused

I fled her house and wrath eleven years of age

Followed the crooked path that led me to a stage

The curtains opened up, my heart followed the lead

The music wouldn't stop and I could finally breathe

But I will spend a lifetime

Trying to understand

Why someone sharing my bloodline

Would not lend me their hand

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize?

Am I supposed to apologize? Am