Little girl, will you ever let the world in?   Lonely child, crying without a friend  Why are you so bitter? You never made yourself known  You say your thoughts to God alone  Little girl will you ever let the world in?     Little boy, did innocence end too soon?   A father's hand betrayed the trust in you  Why are you so bitter? You say you brought it on  Yourself  You speak your mind with thoughts of no one else  Little boy, did innocence end too soon?     [PRE-CHORUS:]  And we say the choices they made have led them to where they are now  But when does the world step in and raise up the child  That's fallen down?   There's so much we can do – it's right there before our eyes  But our arms remain by our sides    [CHORUS:]  In this land of illusion  So much conclusion when we first open our eyes  They dream of tomorrow, but only sorrow is what's  Realized    [BRIDGE]    [PRE-CHORUS]    [CHORUS]