I wanna tear my heart open
Tear my chest wide
Expose my beating heart
But for some reason I hide
Maybe it’s the curse of Virgo
That makes me appear so cold
On the outside I am coal-black
But on the inside I’m glittering gold
Until someone cracks me open
I fear I’ll stay inside these walls
I am alone in my fortress
But I wish that I could fall
Into your arms, unafraid
With no doubt that you’ll catch me
But this fear remains, like a cage
And inside fear I can’t be free
So I’ll take a knife to myself
And I’ll keep on trying
And hopefully you’ll want to help
And together we’ll keep prying
Maybe one day the walls will fall
And I’ll stand alone for you to see
I’ll be exposed from inside out
And my emotions will be set free
Oct 13, 2011
Oct 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM UTC
I wanna tear my heart open
Tear my chest wide
Expose my beating heart
But for some reason I hide
Maybe it’s the curse of Virgo
That makes me appear so cold
On the outside I am coal-black
But on the inside I’m glittering gold
Until someone cracks me open
I fear I’ll stay inside these walls
I am alone in my fortress
But I wish that I could fall
Into your arms, unafraid
With no doubt that you’ll catch me
But this fear remains, like a cage
And inside fear I can’t be free
So I’ll take a knife to myself
And I’ll keep on trying
And hopefully you’ll want to help
And together we’ll keep prying
Maybe one day the walls will fall
And I’ll stand alone for you to see
I’ll be exposed from inside out
And my emotions will be set free
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