these tears have a tale for me to tell
i keep them in the shadow where i dwell
i try so hard to hear the names heaven calls
but i know i’ve grown so deaf within these walls

i say a youth is a whole life time!
they take it away! it’s a crime!
but they build these walls of lies so no one else can see
it just burns up inside of me!
too scared to weep
too frightened to show
the tears that creep
onto my pillow

so now i have this silent cry
that becomes a lullaby which i use to sing
just to put myself to sleep...

i touch my cheeks...
tears try to run away, but not very far
how can they voice the pleading from my heart?
it cuts so deep!
no truth can part my lips
when i grow old
the truth is burnt
and tears grow cold
where can you learn
the secret that i keep?