I open up my eye and I, I as my eye I stare and let it my mind, eye open as am I Scanning through that tangled maze I myself again Who am I whose eye defines the run through my head And I find there's no way out, my eye is my guide again
Showing me around, pathways so profound like the sun, I pretend it's just for fun As he me to run again would you like to be my friend
Eye look into eye and I try to the line Fight that lie and hide my fright, keep it out of Far away I a voice that shouts and demands Syllables and letters words of command Closer now, then from inside, I think I understand
Showing you around, these pathways so Shining like the sun, I pretend just for fun As I you with a gun - run, run Asking would you like to be my
I look into your eye, I pretend all fine I keep living the lie, I look into eye
(This fragile surface may hold the of all that's locked inside But will it you clean your slate, or do you just run and hide You can run...)
This surface white and blue if studied will reveal There's something in the depths below that I cannot Through and years of acting and the practice of my stare Has it easy to escape if you didn't already know it was there
This fragile mirror of the soul reflects both fake and But you see too much of me I'll turn or keep it sealed So I face the ground and on, I run from how I feel To tell you 'bout my self-inflicted wounds that will never