From morning to night I stayed out of sightDidn't recognize what I'd becomeNo more than alive I'd barely surviveIn a word, overrun
Won't hear a soundFrom my mouthI've spent too longOn the inside outMy skin is coldTo the human touchThis bleeding heart'sNot beating much
I murmured a vow of silence and nowI don't even hear when I think aloudExtinguished by light I turn on the nightWear its darkness with an empty smile
I'm creeping back to lifeMy nervous system all awayI'm wearing the inside out
Look at him nowHe's paler somehowBut he's coming roundHe's starting to chokeIt's been so long since he spokeWell he can have the words right from my mouth
And with these words I can seeClear through the clouds that covered meJust give it time then speak my nameNow we can hear ourselves again
I'm holding outF...