Wall of Pride

If the light does not reveal

What I'm feeling for you

If the light does not expose

Please don't fret

My precious heart

If you don't understand

Keep in mind you're not alone

And I may never find

The words to paint

What you are to me

And I may never find them

Whole.

If the light is not as kind

As the truth is ugly

Every mirror's not a door

Just a stranger always

Kicking, crying, criticizing

Stranger leave yourself alone!

And I may never know

The reasons why I said

What I did, I may never know it

When I did it, I think I knew it

Now I only hope that I get through it

You could have been my guide

To the other side

Out of the storm raging inside

But my hands were tied to

The wall of pride

And my legs were shackled to

The wall of pride

I guess it's why my blood

It goes ballistic when I see you

Danger turns my heart a drum

It's only you who sends my body

Reeling for the exit

It's only me I'm from

And I may never know

What I was doing

Far from your side

I may never know it