what I’ve been trying to say is sorry
and what I’ve been trying to do is change
and i can see that someone has hurt you
and the others don’t understand
who are these other people
where did they come from
what time will they be leaving
so the rest of us can carry on
and my battle paint is itching -
my disguise is starting to melt off
can the others notice who i am
will i ever be enough
i am an echo in the world
- being what the others want me to be
seeing what the others want me to see
stop breathing so they believe me
and they are laughing so i’m laughing
and they are crying so i’m crying
i look around and watch others
so i know when to start dying
what i’ve been trying to do is smile
stretching back flesh and opening wide
I mock my emotions by wearing a mask
hiding behind what dwells inside
hey, hey, hey we chant
there is nothing to see here
it's just summer and scandal
and sandy secret smiles
obscuring every single bit of fear
we are dividing up our limbs -
stamping price tags on every appendage
and my heart will be cut into thirds
sliced into equally, neat wedges
after all - we might as well sell
the beating organ that is not
actually capable of loving -
can't find emotions in blood clots
better look towards profit instead
be logical and use your head
don't let dead weight hold you back
you won't succeed until you've bled
what I've been trying to say is lost
- so is what I've been trying to do
I have lost everything I know
I can't explain anything to you
it's hard to tell when things went wrong
can't remember when things were right
things have been this way all along
we have been blind all this time
it's become a final fatality -
we have laid down our weapons
given up on all our strategies
sent out our last siren song
- you can't even hear it's echo anymore
the air is empty of any triumph
we're too afraid to leave open doors
in case a stranger sneaks inside
we've stopped trying to figure out
who to trust and shake hands with
we've been trying to stay alone
so we're okay when no one is left
and what I’ve been trying to do is change
and i can see that someone has hurt you
and the others don’t understand
who are these other people
where did they come from
what time will they be leaving
so the rest of us can carry on
and my battle paint is itching -
my disguise is starting to melt off
can the others notice who i am
will i ever be enough
i am an echo in the world
- being what the others want me to be
seeing what the others want me to see
stop breathing so they believe me
and they are laughing so i’m laughing
and they are crying so i’m crying
i look around and watch others
so i know when to start dying
what i’ve been trying to do is smile
stretching back flesh and opening wide
I mock my emotions by wearing a mask
hiding behind what dwells inside
hey, hey, hey we chant
there is nothing to see here
it's just summer and scandal
and sandy secret smiles
obscuring every single bit of fear
we are dividing up our limbs -
stamping price tags on every appendage
and my heart will be cut into thirds
sliced into equally, neat wedges
after all - we might as well sell
the beating organ that is not
actually capable of loving -
can't find emotions in blood clots
better look towards profit instead
be logical and use your head
don't let dead weight hold you back
you won't succeed until you've bled
what I've been trying to say is lost
- so is what I've been trying to do
I have lost everything I know
I can't explain anything to you
it's hard to tell when things went wrong
can't remember when things were right
things have been this way all along
we have been blind all this time
it's become a final fatality -
we have laid down our weapons
given up on all our strategies
sent out our last siren song
- you can't even hear it's echo anymore
the air is empty of any triumph
we're too afraid to leave open doors
in case a stranger sneaks inside
we've stopped trying to figure out
who to trust and shake hands with
we've been trying to stay alone
so we're okay when no one is left