You hear me saying I don't really care
But I really do care
Why else do I stare
At your pretty pretty face
My heart, it's on a race
And I am in a maze
Trapped here, with no escape
Whatsoever
You keep me here
A state of mind
The pain's severe
But I'm "alright"
Just don't ask why
To keep me fine
Of course, my tears
Can be held tight
Forever
Against my will
But I'm forced to deal
With what I think is real
And surreal,
But I won't surrender
To thoughts that render
My mind useless and tender
Easy prey for who I tried
To defeat but I guess
I was busy crying
Being weak
Trying to speak
And just being a freak
To all outsiders I tried to meet
Tried to befriend
But they just made it end
They didn't care
They weren't friends
Now I'm afraid
Of who I choose
To give my life
And let run loose
On the back of my mind
Let them make memories
Let them find
The stupid stories
I made when little
When I didn't mind
Being judged
By people
When I sang free
When I made sequels
To the dramatic stories
I used to interpret
With my sweet lil' plushies
Now are full of dread
Of my capacity
To get them dead
But I would not do
Such terrible threat
To the people I know
Are only in my head
The only thing
I am sure of
Is that society
Gets from bad to worse
It filled my head
With fearful thoughts
They stole my voice
Away from me
They made me afraid
To even sing
I'm in great pain
I want to sing
But they will stain
My mind and sting
My vocal chords
So I can't sing
I know, I'll say
It's in my brain
But only you
Can set me free
Of this mad mess
That is my brain
I don't want you to go
I want you to stay
And keep me awake
While I am the prey
Of the things that make
Me very insecure
I just want you to help me
Sing again.

~Tyler