You search among the faces of the people that you love
To see yourself for who you are and not what you've become
With greater ease you lock your knees and push it straight ahead
You swore an oath to bear the load of what you should have said
Shamed eyes and naked tears will follow
I've tried so many years
To turn the volume down
It feels a little bit better when you're not around
And you know
You're so much better than the one that tries to bring you down
But you know you've got to shut me out
You search among the pieces of the mess you made of love
To touch the good that never could replace what you gave up
With greater speed you fill the need to hell with all the rest
A hand to hold that held the load that's weighing on your chest
Shamed eyes and naked tears will follow
I've tried so many years
To turn the volume down
It feels a little bit better when you're not around
And you know
You're so much better than the one that tries to bring you down
But you know you've got to shut me out
