Cages of a Crowded Mind

Stay up very late when the world goes cold

It's the only time that my mind can unfold

Brown and bold, a quiet storm in my head

Living out the stories that I've never said

Fictional worlds where the hurt can heal

Attached to the ghosts that feel way too real

I hide in the dark just to protect my peace

Waiting for the noise of the daylight to cease

If you could read my mind,

you'd be in tears

Underneath the mask of all these quiet years I'm so sick of

being judged for staying behind

Locked inside the cages of a crowded mind She's broken because she

chose to believe

In a world that only knows how to leave

"Are you pretty?" she asked,

and he said "No" "Do you want to be with me?" He

watched her go Then he grabbed her tight,

told her "Listen to me

You're beautiful, you're everything I need to see"

But words are just ghosts when you're feeling so lazy And expressing

my feelings always drives me crazy So I sit in the corner,

keeping it inside With a heavy heart and nowhere to hide

If you could read my mind,

you'd be in tears

Underneath the mask of all these quiet years I'm so sick of

being judged for staying behind

Locked inside the cages of a crowded mind She's broken because she

chose to believe

In a world that only knows how to leave

Sometimes the girl who is always there for the rest Needs someone

to hold her when she's second best And Death is just a

friend, a guide at the end

A beacon in the dark for a soul to amend Don't fear

the transition, don't fear the unknown

We're just lonely introverts trying to find home

I'm not good at expressing my feelings out loud So I'll stay

here at night,

away from the crowd Just a beautiful soul in a fictional place

Disappearing slowly

without a trace (without

a trace)