I try to hide and deny my inner thoughts and true reactions By fooling myself with ill-concealed dissatisfaction I can't take it any more I can't stand the situation I don't want to be a victim of another confrontation I'll pretend that I know I need you to sympathize I'm so unsure of myself so please don't you criticize You can bend me and shake me you can twist me till I break And whatever you do I'll take the blame for your mistakes Pin me down I put my hands over my mouth When I need to shout you pin me down I learn to hate myself instead of letting it out You want to shape me up so that you can mould me in You want to fold me out just so you can fit me in You feed me full with your discriminating terrible lies What do you want from me should I believe in all your alibies I don't know where to go so which way should I turn I try to understand but you don't want me to learn You tie my feet to the ground there's not a chance that I can walk I want to scream but you gag my mouth so I can't talk You want to stretch me out just so you can pin me down You want to dry me out just so you can watch me drown You want to watch me starve so you can force me to eat And then you knock me down when I'm back on my feet