(6/8 time)
I see you there with your shiny red car and your new boyfriend.
You have it all: the wealth, the skills, the fame.
You're a very good actress, wearing that fa�ade for all to see.
I still haven't figured you out, but you can't hide from me.
You can't hide yourself from what's inside of you.
(Chorus)
You put on your masks and make-believe
that you are somebody that everyone wants you to be,
but your smiles and flirts can't fool me.
No, they can't fool me.
I see you there trying so hard to realize your dreams.
I know you've always wanted to be a singer.
You've been told your whole life what you can and cannot do,
And now you're starting to believe it.
But never lose hope in yourself.
(Chorus)
(solo section) (lol)
I've been watching you now for over a year.
I've been your friend and tried to get to know you better,
But you are closed off to the outside world.
You don't let anyone get close enough to be able to hurt you.
You just want to feel safe inside.
(Chorus) (2x)
Yes, they can't fool me.
No, you can't fool me.
You can't fool me.
-10/8/00
Take It Like A Man
Don't tell yourself it's all alright.
Don't embrace a heart;
Don't tell yourself it's all alright.
You're supposed to be unemotional.
Don't you try and think;
Don't tell yourself it's all alright;
Don't give yourself to anyone else;
-10/15/00
The Hand
-10/17/00
Don't tell anyone a thing;
Not a word, not a whisper, not a glance in their direction.
There's no way they should know,
No reason why they'd even care.
Don't whisper to a soul;
Not another dirty thought, not suicide again.
There's nothing they can do
Except get scared or angry at you.
Don't cry yourself to sleep tonight.
Don't do everything you can.
Just take it like a man.
Not a hug, not a kiss, not a tender moment.
That heart could never understand
What it is that makes you tick.
Don't ever fall in love;
No memories of better times, no hope for the future.
No one can understand you.
No one even cares.
Don't cry yourself to sleep tonight.
Don't try to make it if you can.
Just smile...
...and take it like a man.
You're supposed to be invincible.
If you're not, they'll think you're weak
And that's not what you want.
Don't you know it only makes things worse?
Don't believe you're normal.
You know deep down inside you've lost it.
Don't fall on your sword;
Suicide is not an answer.
There's no reason anyone should know
About all the things that pain you so!
Don't get yourself into a fight;
Don't cry yourself to sleep at night;
Just take it like a man.
There's no way they could ever help.
So stop trying everything you can.
Just stop.
And take it like a man.
I can feel the world pressing down on my shoulders.
I can taste the blood from going against the flow.
I can feel all of my dreams slipping out of my grasp,
and I wonder if anything will ever be like it was before.
Then I see a hand (your hand) reaching down to me.
I look up to see you with understanding in your eyes.
And I know that when I take you hand and you pull me up,
everything will be fine.
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