Inside

You will say what you want and you can do as you may,

But you'll be greater tomorrow than when I saw you today.

You can hide your fate or you can run away,

But it'll catch up to you before the end of the day.

Whether you deny the truth or hide from your soul,

I've got a mirror for you that will show you whole.

You'll be too amazed to run and your life will be full

Changing the world and filling a hole.

Come closer, please, and let me give you a part

Of that old, withered thing I call my heart.

Give it a touch, a quick jump-start

And it turns from a waste into a piece of art.

I want you to see yourself just like I do,

But I know that my actions will then affect you.

I am who I am, and I try to be true,

But it's just so hard to be without you.

Take my heart, keep it locked inside

Where nobody can steal it, where it can hide.

I've little to lose when I've got no pride;

My, how it hurts to be empty inside.