I've come a long way
Since you thought you knew me well
How could you know me
When I didn't know myself?

A stranger in my own skin
A little boy just waiting
Can't grow up fast enough
Can't get out fast enough

And sometimes when I crack
The animals are back
Sometimes when I speak
There's someone else inside of me

And every now and then
The kid comes back
This precious friend
He won't let go, I told you so

How can I let you in?
How to describe this feeling?
I've left all words behind
I've thrown them in the river

The storm is gathering
I feel it in my skin
I saw the moon go black
I felt my heart collapse

And sometimes when I crack
The animals are back again
And sometimes when I crash
I'm seeing colors not existing

And all the time
I hear this little kid's voice
There ain't no choice
He won't let go, I told you so

And I wanted to stop the tape
I wanted to freeze the frame
I saw it on TV
The bed's already made for me

So heaven, dress me in a white sheet
Lay me in a rusty bed
Heaven take the ceiling off me
Help me put the pieces back