we pretend to be kind i hold everything back you politely point out all of the goodness this world lacks you draw x s on our backs and the feeling tapers off my feeling tapers off reality is lost reality is lost i move delicately i slowly choose my words and when my presence is felt i ll fly away just like a bird a jagged truth left unheard and i live a little more i live a little more and i die a little more i die a little more