I Try To Scream

I've got a little voice in my head

It's saying all the things I wish I said

But every time I open my mouth

I try to scream but nothing comes out

I read a book I didn't understand

I found myself looking up old words

I had begun to take their meanings for granted

I had forgotten the purpose they served

So I don't understand what it means to be happy

I don't understand what it means to be living

I just try to exist with the knowledge of my ignorance

I'm trying but it's hard

I know the place of the common man

I know this 'cause I'm a common man

But I have lived among exalted ones

And let me tell you that it was not fun

So I don't understand what it means to be rich

And I don't understand what it means to be poor

I am caught in between, being saintly and a bitch

I'm trying but it's hard

I met a woman without a name

I saw everyone treating her badly

She looked as though she was above it all

But I could tell that she wasn't convinced

But I bet she understands what it means to really love

So I know she understands what it means to really hate

But the difference between the tow is just a matter of opinion

She's trying but it's hard

I have a little voice in my head (in my head)

It's saying all the things I wish I said (wish I said)

But every time I open my mouth

I try to scream but nothing comes out

I don't understand if this means I am afraid

Or maybe I'm just stupid 'cause I'm trying to be too brave

Yes, I'd like to be a hero but I'm feeling like a slave

I'm trying but it's hard

I want to scream

I want to scream

I want to scream but nothing comes out

Every time I open my mouth

Well, I try to scream but nothing comes out

It's saying all the things I wish I could say

But it feels real good just to sing this way