What are you doing
And who are you
Could it be
That you’re trying to tell me what
You think now I’d like to hear
This is what I fear
Well then I do agree a bit
This is what we do
But will you come around again
Will there be another you
And a different me
This is what I fear
'Cos you don’t understand
If I try to explain
What I really really feel
It might be the most messed up story you’ve heard
We try to protect
Ourselves from harm
At whose expense
This so-called safety will remain
Just a pipe dream in our minds
And it's kind of sad
This is what I fear
'Cos you don’t understand
If I try to explain
What I really really feel
It might be the most messed up story you’ve heard
But you’ll leave me high and dry
When you will say to me
Good bye, I tried, I failed my dear
'Cos you got much too close to me
So I lock up and back down
And I’ll be gone for good
Good bye, I tried, I failed my dear
That was what you always feared
So I lock up and back down
And I’ll be gone for good
Good bye, I tried, I failed my dear
You think that none of this is real
You just made it up in your own mind
Good bye for good
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