Silent All These Years

Excuse me, but can I be you for a while?

My dog won't bite if you sit real still

I got the anti-christ in the kitchen yelling at me again

Yeah, I can hear it

Been saved again by the garbage truck

I got something to say, you know, but nothing comes

Yes, I know what you think of me

"You never shut up."

Yeah, I can hear that

But what if I'm a mermaid

In these jeans of his with her name still on it?

Hey, but I don't care

'Cause sometimes

I said sometimes I hear my voice

And it's been here

Silent all these years

So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts

What's so amazing about really deep thoughts?

Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon

How's that thought for you?

My scream got lost in a paper cup

I think there's a heaven where some screams have gone

I got 25 bucks and a cracker, do you think it's enough

To get us there?

'Cause what if I'm a mermaid

In these jeans of his with her name still on it?

Hey, but I don't care

'Cause sometimes

I said sometimes I hear my voice

And it's been here

Silent all these years

Years go by

Will I still be waiting

For somebody else to understand?

Years go by

If I'm stripped of my beauty

And the orange clouds raining in my hand

Years go by

Will I choke on my tears

'Til finally there is nothing left?

One more casualty, you know

We're too easy, easy

Easy

Well, I love the way we communicate

Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape

Let's hear what you think of me now

But baby, don't look up

The sky is falling

Your mother shows up in a nasty dress

It's your turn now to stand where I stand

Everybody looking at you

You take hold of my hand

Yeah, I can hear them

But what if I'm a mermaid

In these jeans of yours with her name still on it?

Hey, but I don't care

'Cause sometimes

I said sometimes I hear my voice

I hear my voice

I hear my voice

And it's been here

Silent all these years

I've been here

Silent all these years

Silent all these

Silent all these years