I want to be seen, but I don’t want to show
I’m not willing to go there, not willing to go
I preach that it’s good to be alone, but what do I know?
I’m lonely, but I’ve been calling it learning
And it’s only that I’m quietly burning
So bring me friends to kiss my mouth
Skin to soothe the feedback hounds
That echo through this human house
Deafeningly loud
Am I too proud to let them out?
Play with the kids in town
I wanna sing to woo you
I wanna sing really fucking well to fool you into thinking I’m free
That I’ve both very crisp and very love-soaked sheets
I’m a cheat
I’m a child
I’m a charlatan
I’m shy and I’m shit and I’m caving in
And I don’t want you here to see this how this ends
I’m a coward
I vandalised a map and I buried it in song
I don’t know if it was right or very very wrong
And I don’t know what happens if you play along
And I don’t want to lose you, but I’m not gonna win
‘Cause I can’t seem to grasp that it’s not a competition
I’m lonely, but I’ve been calling it lеarning
And it’s only that I’m quietly burning
So bring me friends to kiss my mouth
Skin to soothе the feedback hounds
That echo through this human house
Deafeningly loud
Am I too proud to let them out
To play with the kids in town?