Lyrics / Safe
There’s a little boy inside me,
He’s quiet and he’s hiding,
Always watching in wonder…this world,
Laughing at the antics…
Of confused human frantics…
Amazed at the cruelty they unfurl,
No shame or restraint,
In their circuses of hate,
And the animals they allow themselves to become,
It would be so easy for him,
To go out and play amongst them,
But he saves his bravery for better days…
And so he waits ;
Out of the shadows,
He reaches his little hand,
And slowly takes one cautious step,
Then he pulls it away,
Retreats from the fray,
Back home to his favorite place,
Not out there…not this day,
Don’t you understand…what can I say,
It’s just not safe ;
This little boy inside me
Hungers for the magic,
Dreams in wonder of something to trust,
He waits for someone braver,
To bring the food of love he savors,
To then play on…it would be enough,
He watches them betray,
Each other like it’s a game,
He can’t participate…
His heart’s not tough enough,
So in his pocket he hides the key,
To a door they cannot see,
His wall between innocence and the beasts,
He reaches out his hand,
Holding the key to every part of me,
And he could toss it to you,
But he doesn’t know what you’ll do,
How much you’ll take or the pain you’ll bring,
So he tightens his fist,
And closes the door…once again,
Retreating to his favorite place,
I can’t trust you…
I wish there was something else to say…
But you know…it’s just not safe ;
Breaking down the door,
Tearing down the wall,
It’s something he dreams of doing everyday,
But outside there’s only war
They salt each others wounds,
And then smile and come back for more,
They murder and rape,
They lament and confess,
They sell themselves to strangers because it hurts less,
They bash each other raw,
They make lovers beg and crawl,
They trade abuse like it’s nothing at all,
Is it really so bad then…to feel you don’t belong,
So deep in the shadows,
He watches from the edge,
Reconsidering the question,
He’s brave in his own way,
Refusing to give anymore of his soul away,
Loneliness is painful but it hurts less,
Than being ripped to shreds,
Or living with nightmares and regrets,
When those you love betray your access,
So not out there…not this day,
You understand…
There’s really nothing more to say…
It’s just not safe :
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hi there,
well i see you put alot of work into this, nice…i think this would be more of a poem than a song because of the way it’s written,,form,structure, and the length of it..(i’m not saying there’s something wrong with a very good poem either) the only thing i would change is the title!!..:) to “safe” which seems to tell me it’s “safe”..to “it’s not safe”..as you stated nicely in your work…nice job, jim
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