[I. Within these walls] Alone... afraid... In the dark of the corner he will try to hide his shame... Where it shows to no one Nothing wrong in being scared, it will all fall into place According to his dad "But son, you just can't tell anyone..." And there, deep in the night He gets to kiss the floor once again And though he fears his father's eyes That is nothing compared to The cold touch of his hands... Of his hands... His cold touch... "Wipe those silly tears from your eyes That show when you look at me Can't you see that I love you? I always have and I always will" You can never turn away from The hand that rocked your cradle I've been there through all you have seen You would be nothing without me" And there, deep in the night He gets to kiss the floor once again And though he fears his father's eyes That is nothing compared to The cold touch of his hands... Of his hands... His cold touch... His cold touch... [II. A silent outside] You and your staring eyes... How come you don't welcome me anymore? I'm still the one you embraced... but now you're disgraced? A silent outside I once called my home... Blinded by the shame he turns against the world outside He just can't seem to understand that they are all just helping hands While the world was still asleep, he had to pay on his hands and knees And when the sun came to chase the night away He would just lie there in pain and pray He's lost in the void within He's walking in a circle of nothing All alone against a silent inside You and your judging eyes... How come I have changed while still being the same? The child you embraced... today a disgrace? A silent outside I once called my friends... Blinded by the shame he turns against the world outside He just can't seem to understand that they are all just helping hands He walks away now, all alone to find his way He knows the answers he seeks will not come easily... A lonely child, against the world outside He will walk on the path of the abused... With a smile... to hide...