I'm not gonna say what's on my mind
Unless the interest displayed compares
To the effort that it takes
To betray
The confidence between my mind & disconcerted heart
If not, I'd rather not share anything
My most intimate reveries
My most incriminating dreams
And the innocence of ignorance unveiled
Shielded from the light
By clarity of mind
A last frontier
That hitherto evaded being a mistake

This is the way it is
This is the way it feels
And I don't care if you
Can't see what I mean
I know why it hurts
I know what it's worth
And I don't care if
No one knows
What I mean

I'm locking all the doors and
I'm melting down the keys
'Cuz anyone worth talking to
Won't need a key for truth
It's in the way you say hello
And how you never say goodbye
And how you make it clear
That for a moment nothing in the world
Could be more dear
Than what I have to share

This is the way it is
This is the way it feels
And I don't care if you
Can't see what I mean
I know why it hurts
I know what it's worth
And I don't care if
No one knows
What I mean

Ain't it sad how we hardly ever listen
Really listen to the hints others convey
We end up almost never saying what
Is really on our mind, or what we feel
For fear of a reaction, of a judgment
Of admitting to ourselves or anyone
The things that are inside of us are real