You asked just a lil thing,

but it ripples through my skin,

an' I feel the time runnin' thin,

as I trip on every line.

I'm screamin' inside say it now!

while sellin myself the other side somehow.

I can feel the heat climbin' thru my skin,

while I keep it all buried within.

I get stuck when I care the most,

an' I'm missin' the goal posts.

I'm fidgetin' inside,

Everything in me tumbles forward

while I fall further behind.

I really wish sometimes I could escape this mind.

Another pause an' my hands go tight,

while' I'm kickin' myself to get this right.

The fire starts in my chest first,

an’ suddenly I'm ruinin' this verse.

I'm runnin' through the words,

rewritin' my lines, over an' over.

They sound right in my head,

but I erase it anyway an' start another..

I get stuck when I care the most,

I rehearse it like a headline,

an' I'm editing it every time.

an' when it finally sounds right,

the moment’s already gone quiet.

I really wish sometimes I could trust this mind.

I’m not confused,

an' I’m not unsure,

I’m just arguing with myself,

an' poundin' against my shell.

One voice screams say it!

The others shoutin' don’t!

an' by the time they quiet down,

I've missed the next question now.

I get stuck when I care the most,

I'm racin' ahead of reason,

an' I leave my words behind.

It's not that I'm short on courage,

I just learned to live in careful lines.

An' I don't wanna hide forever inside this mind.

So please know that when I go silent,

It's not disinterest, I'm just out of alignment..

So when I go quiet, I'm fine..

I know what I wanna say,

I just don't always get it out on time.