Shut Up

Shut up

the scales upon which we don't measure up

The magazines and movies

they tell us life is just a race

where beauty gets you first place

we're all stars

Just to keep up

it's way too soon for us to grow up

on bathroom floors,

but time is up, the paint has dried,

innocence we've long denied

here we are

You watch me fall

with a smile on your face

as we crawl away from grace

the welcome signs

have all been replaced

and it's the song

that keeps me awake

So 'fess up

it's the paranoia that keeps me tied up

I didn't mean to get your hopes up

I think it shows

which way the wind blows

here we are

Speak up

you say the choice is yours

but whose gonna stand up

for the little boys and girls

who'll never wake up

from the slumber you instilled?

You watch me fall

with a smile on your face

as we crawl away from grace

the welcome signs

have all been replaced

and it's the world

that keeps me awake

Or best-kept secret,

our best-kept secret is love

My best-kept secret

my best-kept secret is love.

Either you're for me or you're against me

You watch me fall

with a smile on your face

as we crawl away from grace

the welcome signs

have all been replaced

and it's the girl

that keeps me awake

Shup up

I grab my coat, pull the collar up

To keep me from the cold

and when the sun comes up

you're good as gold.

Shut up