Broken Bell Jar

Don't you dare try to tell me that you know me
Don't you dare try'n convince me that you'll care if I die
Don't you dare try to show me that you love me
'Cause I know every word out your mouth is a lie

I'm tired of being the only one to try
I'm sick of wanting to bite my own thumb
I'm weary of watching the world pass me by
And of waiting for God t'make me deaf, blind, and dumb

Would you notice if you never saw me again?
I don't think you can miss what your heart never had
Would you notice the inkstains from my broken pen
If they bloomed on your face, or would you just be mad?

I don't care about bloody red screams on my heart
I don't care for the sins that I have to atone
My pain is struck mute, my soul cries to depart
I don't care about you, so just leave me alone

My life is a shadow that shrinks in the light
My body's a toy that's used only to rut
My spirit's a broken bell jar in the night
Try t'pick up the pieces'n you'll only get cut

Don't you dare try to tell me that you know me
Don't you dare try'n convince me that you'll care if I die
Don't you dare try to show me that you love me
'Cause I know every word out your mouth is a lie