We claim to fear life

And the way it cuts like a knife,

We fear

The pain

And say it hurts

Like the thing under our shirts

That beats

Each second

And stings like the burn

Of a red branding iron

We fear

Our hearts

That they might reveal

The lie we’ve tried to conceal,

But it

Always shows

And it hurts so much

For reasons we can’t quite touch,

We fear

The truth

That sets us free

When we don’t want to be

It’s Like

We're trapped

Inside our own cage,

Wallowing in pointless rage,

We fear

Our fear