In the Eye
1.
Once upon a time
When I could look you in the eye
Our thoughts would flash and vie
But tonight I looked away.
2.
One day someday I'll come around
And look straight into your stare
But casually now I turn aside
And pretending not to care.
CHORUS:
'Cause I don't like my way
And I don't need no friends today
And I could never be the one
On who you can depend.
BRIDGE:
How when I hate myself
Can your eyes look so honestly at me?
My heart holds lonely poison
A breath of insecurity
Just trust me and let me be
I'll come again when I can walk like a man
and not some animal not at home in its cage.
I turn to face it and I find thunder
I burn a bottle and litle wonder
When things turn dark I never bother to understand.
I'm 24 and I've learned for a long time
It's better to hide than to face it at the wrong time
Nothing but the wall gets hurt if I'm left all alone.
3.
One steep sudden slide
And then dark disconnected lines
And tender trying times
And I climb for higher ground.
4.
One erratic haggard boy
Is no cause for alarm
And Wednesday morning's bitter mood's
Just the storm before the calm.
(CHORUS)
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