This will destroy me And they will never see Just how the words of one man Could somehow bring me to my knees Your pride is worth nothing Watch the words that you speak Lest they should all figure out How well you fit amongst the weak Are we the ones that we want to become Or do we just mirror the ones that we came from? We seem so indifferent about what they say But deep down you can't deny that it's not that way We strive to be perfect and it will k** us all I know that inside I have tried to resist There's no more fighting it, I will bleed for this I just wanna hear you say it I need you to say it out loud Tell me I make you proud I just wanna hear you say it Say it a little louder please Tell me you're proud of me No, have I just doomed myself to fight a losing war? Because this will destroy me And I can only hope to find That maybe something in their words could somehow calm my raging mind It's fleeting to know That there could be something more And I'm just dying to know What is it I'm really fighting for Please, tell me [3x] I just wanna hear you say it I need you to say it out loud Tell me I make you proud I just wanna hear you say it Say it a little louder please Tell me you're proud of me