This Is Side One, Flip Me Over

There are those who would be as cruel as me,
My tongue speaks truth and my eyes show pain,
The pen across the page gives the release I crave,
To make sense of the hell that we live in.
My heart forms the words as the ink dries,
Someone is bound to feel the sting.

I warn you against such hurt.

I might as well let you know now,
that I make no apologies,
and maybe that is where the mistake lies,
But I will not take anything back.
I say my words stab like a knife,
I got this way from people using me.

I warn you against such pain.