First it comes on quiet creeping slow.   Clever words and phrases only stain.   I remain so   Lost and buried under   Everything that I need.   When all I want is you.      I've been here so very long and   Every word is calculated   Never questioned or debated   All these practiced poses   I could wreck it if I had to   But I'm the wreck so what would that do,    My masterpiece will fall apart;    It was over before the start      If I burn out and slip away.   If this is just a part I portray.   If this is just a part I portray.   You're beautiful   Can I hide in you awhile   This is just a part I portray.   Can I hide in you awhile      They keep mostly to themselves;    Don't make a sound in case they hear you.   It only hurts me to be near you.   Keep those tired eyes closed   Careful follow my instruction   And I will show you self-destruction.   This masterpiece is only mine,    Entirely guilty by design.      If I burn out and slip away.   If this is just a part I portray.   If this is just a part I portray.   You're beautiful   Can I hide in you awhile   This is just a part I portray.   This is just a part I portray.      I just can't let it let it out   I just can't let out   I just can't let it let it out   I just can't let out   I just can't let it let it out   I just can't let out   I just can't let it let it out   I just can't let out      If this is just a part I portray,    You're beautiful   Can I hide in you awhile   You're beautiful   If this is just a part I portray   If this is just a part I portray   I don't know how it got this way