Feeling like you shouldn't mess with the timing Feeling like you're dead when the night comes Feeling like you shouldn't negotiate Feeling like you're drowning too often Feeling like you can't touch the bottom Wouldn't it be wise to just cry for help? You suffer with sophistication Tell it like you live in a nightmare You dream of liberation You love your preoccupation Looking like you live in a daydream You see with your soft demeanour Settle, cease and surrender It's been a long time since you spoke up Or revealed where you hurt You feel with an extra feeling Sensitive to the meaning It's been a long time since you cried out Feeling like you shouldn't mess with the timing Feeling like you're dead when the night comes Feeling like you shouldn't negotiate Feeling like you're drowning too often Feeling like you can't touch the bottom Wouldn't it be wise to just cry for help? You see with your soft demeanour Settle, cease and surrender It's been a long time since you spoke up Or revealed where you hurt You feel with an extra feeling Sensitive to the meaning It's been a long time since you cried out