First it comes on quiet, creeping slow
Clever words and phrases always stain
I remain so...
Lost and buried under everything that I need
When all I want is you

I've been here so very long
And every word is calculated
Never questioned or debated
And all these practiced poses
I could wreck it if I had to
But I'm the wreck so what would that do

My masterpiece will fall apart
It was over before the start

If I burn out and slip away
This is just a part I portray
This is just a part I portray
You're beautiful can I hide in you awhile
This is just a part I portray
This is just a part I portray

Making mostly to themselves
Don't make a sound in case they hear you
It only hurts me to be near you
Keep those tired eyes closed
Careful follow my instruction
And I will show your self destruction

This masterpiece is only mine
Entirely guilty by design

If I burn out and slip away
This is just a part I portray
This is just a part I portray
You're beautiful can I hide in you awhile
This is just a part I portray
Can I hide you out

I just can't let it, let it out
No, I just can't let it out
I just can't let it, let it out
No, I just can't let it out
I just can't let it, let it out
No, I just can't let it out
I just can't let it, let it out
No, I just can't let it out

This is just a part I portray
You're beautiful can I hide in you awhile
You're beautiful
If this is just a part I portray
If this is just a part I portray
I don't know how it got this way