Work up the courage, write your thoughts on a page
There's nothing graceful but you've got center stage
The mic is on and so now everyone stares
You move to talk and then you swallow some air
As you exhale, no words escape from your mouth
They're in your head but now the secret is out
They'll turn their backs until you've started to scream
It's how you get by, no it's not just a dream
Words that grow to building highs
They keep you safe from the growing tides
Behind your monitor, you drop and hide
But it ain't safe to go outside
It ain't safe to go outside
Underground there are some rumblings again
But can you choose between your foes and your friends?
Reserve your judgement for a time and a place
Where you can turn around and speak face to face
This house of cards always falls to the ground
So stare and watch until there's no one around
Paperbag writer, you just whisper the words
You think it's easy but they still sound absurd
Words that grow to building highs
They keep you safe from the growing tides
Behind your monitor, you drop and hide
But it ain't safe to go outside
It ain't safe to go outside
Where you gonna run to, what defense will lead you home?
Your voice it feels like nicotine, adictive cancer in your throat
You still need to let it surface, 'cause it's begging to be said
But until you find your castle walls, it all stays in your head
You think that it's your right but I think you've been misled
Does it hang above your bed? Does it hang above your bed?
Words that grow to building highs
They keep you safe from the growing tides
Behind your monitor, you drop and hide
But it ain't safe to go outside
It ain't safe to go outside
You think that it's your right but I think you've been misled
Does it hang above your bed? Does it hang above your bed?