You sit me down to explain all   the trials you've endured   Around and around the refrain   rings the same each time it's heard   Entertain the notion,   entertain the notion   That the only thing I hear is   the crack of a smile in a face   That ain't so sincere   When I'm measuring out your qualities   It is only as deep as your modesty   As your insides fall to pieces,   shattered by the silent treatment   Things are only fragile 'til they break   Feigning your humility   It only serves to weaken the most   common observations that you make   Drown me out in conversation,   surf a wave of provocation   Wash away my interest in your wake   I think you can, reach a place   where the impetus is pure   You'll understand, a disgrace is   the thing that makes us feel..   "Level on the inside,   level on the outside"   I'm content to know it   Level on the inside,   level on the outside   I don't need to show it