I asked you a question
you pretended not to hear
sometimes it feels as if you're far away
even if you're actually right here

Your laugh makes me laugh
Although it makes other's laugh too
Your laugh is what makes you so you

Thank you for crying
for being who you are
for continually trying
to understand who other people are

In those tears is empathy
that's the kind of man you try to be

Others should be like you
looking for the world in a sea of blue
trying to understand things they don't know
so that one day they'll be able to grow

Don't go past the gate
that's dangerous place
It'll make you late
just you wait

told me
one more wouldn't hurt
told me
one more bite of dessert

it's nothing but a gate
just a short cut home
don't wanna be late
run past that gate

take the shortcut couple more times
say we'll pay for our crimes
but that's only sometimes

Walk on that line
private property's just a sign
one more time
one more drop
it won't make your heart stop

Open the gate be free
God said not to touch the tree
but would it be so bad to be able to see?
who I am on the inside? Who is me?

Broken gate, can't undo the past
should have trusted the sign
and never gone passed

Dig for me down deep
the sand tumbles in; it will seep

I want you to find me
I'm calling for you
I promise I'm trying
I'm sorry I'm blue

pull me up
reach for my hand
I'm sinking
there's just too much sand

I dug a hole and accidently fell in
I wish I could get out myself
but I hardly know where to begin

I want to be the hero of my story
but sometimes I need help too
I don't want you to worry
I just don't want to burden you

People have tried and failed
I felt their hand
I grasped it
but I slipped and they bailed

I dug a hole and accidently fell in
I wish I could get out myself
but I hardly know where to begin

I am not just someone's wife
I am not just someone's daughter
I am my own light
and I give myself the power

Stay on the path
the sign reads
but what's around the bend?

Dare to be different
the poster reads
but what's original anyway?