Shut My Eyes Lyrics

I have thoughts spinning in my head
Making me believe I'm mad
And memories that just won't make peace
Put my mind at ease
As a child I've been learning how
To pretend I'm doing fine
So no-one would ever ask me why
But assume I was too shy

But it's hard to slip away
It keeps getting in my way

Shut my eyes
Telling lies
Turn around
I'm safe and sound
I don't know what else to say
I don't know what else to do
I shut my eyes
To make it through

I wish there was an easy way
But accept it day by day
I thought somehow I would
Forget every moment I've betrayed
As a child I've been learning now
Keep a distance from my heart
And to never let anybody in
It's a game I'll never win

But it's hard to slip away
It keeps getting in my way

Shut my eyes
Telling lies
Turn around
I'm safe and sound
I don't know what else to say
I don't know what else to do
I shut my eyes
To make it through

It's a shadow where my heart beats
In an empty haunted house
I know I have to go back there
And face it, again

Shut my eyes
Telling lies
Shut my eyes
Telling lies