Why do you speak without a sound
Why do you carry a badge of indifference around
Why do you stay quiet in a crowd
Why are there only thoughts you cannot say out loud
Why do you never speak in words
Why are you so afraid that one day you might be heard
Why are you still digging in the dirt
Why are you still afraid of the people that you've hurt
It's only me
Of course
If only I knew who that really was
It's only getting worse
If only I could
I'd turn everything off
Why do you stay inside your home
Why do you always think you're better off alone
Why would you rather be unknown
Why do you always get cut to the bone
Why do you give in to your nerves
Why do you always give what others don't deserve
Why are you so afraid of the World
credits
from Collected1011,
track released December 11, 2010
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