give my pain a voice; it's lost in the shouting world echoes of bitterness - they're faint, so listen close there! a whisper in the noise ... can you tell me what you hear? 'this has happened before,' you say, tell me what I can do.' cut deep, past the sound of a million voices follow it down and tell me what you hear .... it hurts, it bleeds - let them hear me it aches, it screams - oh please, let her hear me it's down there, so soft you can barely hear it please, pull it out and give my pain a voice hold that thread of sound it's a precious thing indeed let it speak for me words will cauterize the wounds will you do this? will you dive into the raw edges of this ache? I can't .... I can't say the words it hurts, it bleeds - let them hear me it aches, it screams - oh please, let her hear me