I have to turn off the lights
to know what i'm 
feeling deep down inside

otherwise i don't know how i
feel in the light

i am no longer a child
i've forgotten how to cry

he says, she says, they say, 
i stopped hearing
what i say

let me cry, like a child

i have to burn inside
my own fire
burning keeps me alive

otherwise i will die
no more burning light

i have to give it a try
try to remember what its like

he said, she said, they said
i stopped hearing
the child in my head

let me cry, like a child