i wouldn t speak my mind i didn t want to make them mad i looked up to them for the courage i thought i didn t have i never bothered to lift a finger to make my point now i m spelling it out and nobody s listening it s hard to take it to heart and it hurts to be apart but i can t watch and not be heard the days go by things get worse but they say they can only get better i try to make a dent but it blends in all the damage i try to look the other way but there s a mirror behind me i see images of what could be done it seems like i m the only one it s hard to take it to heart and it hurts to be apart but i can t watch and not be heard i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind i wouldn t speak my mind