I shy from the loudest voice
The serpent I avoid
Choose to fight a battle rare


It doesn't mean that I am bad
It doesn't mean that I am scared

It's just not worth the breath

I speak my mind when I'm at home

Censor when I'm not alone
Choose who I am open to


It doesn't mean that I am closed
It doesn't mean I've given up on hope
It's just not worth the breath


I hear when I must defend
When you've got naught to prove

I'll wait and listen to your view

It doesn't mean we must agree

It doesn't mean that you know me
It's just where it begins


We live in a time of change
Breathe in what remains
Left from worlds before


It doesn't mean we should destroy
Carry on mistakes ignored

It's just all too short

I cry when I can't express

This feeling of torment
When I can't get through to you


I do because I care
I do out of despair
Wish you could understand


I'm low when I get it wrong
When dreams have been shot down

When I reveal things I don't want to see

It doesn't mean I'm in denial

It doesn't mean I want to hide
But there's too much to bare