[Verse 1: Mark Hockings] I say the wrong thing And you just listen We make our own world And it glistens And you still trust me When I'm silent You never judge me When I'm violent [Pre-Chorus: Mark Hockings] But when I need you I really need you Your lies are going round and round my head When I need you I really need you I can't be sure that it won't hurt more [Chorus: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn] It's just hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears It's just so hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears [Verse 2: Mark Hockings] You take the whole man Without condition You wrote the whole plan Around my vision And I'm destructive Too much ambition You give me comfort And ammunition [Pre-Chorus: Mark Hockings] But when I need you I really need you Your lies are going round and round my head When I need you I really need you I can't be sure that it won't hurt more [Chorus: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn] It's just so hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears It's just so hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears [Post-Chorus: Mark Hockings] It's just the wrong day for receiving It's just the wrong day to believe in In anything at all To feel humble, to feel small To feel grateful for the call [Bridge: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn] I thought I knew you better than Anyone I thought I knew you better than (when the world is crashing) Anyone (down around my ears) [Chorus: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn] It's just so hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears It's just so hard to hear you When the world is crashing down around my ears [Outro: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn] I only wanted to hear I thought I knew you better than Anyone I only wanted to hear I thought I knew you better than Anyone I only wanted to hear I thought I knew you better than (when the world is crashing, when the world is crashing) Anyone (when the world is crashing down around my ears) I only wanted to hear