Just like cellophane   you try to cling so tight to me   but your attempt's in vain    You've less sincerity than the plastic   Paper in rain   The print appears so bright to me   The words remain   I hold it to the light I see right through      So eager to say, "hello", but you don't know me   You just know what you see   Pay the price to see the show but you don't own me   Before you knew would you have felt the same?       Just when I'm inspired   you drain the drive right outta me   and even when I'm tired you push me to perform for you amusement   Just like raging fire, you burn what's left inside of me   and to fulfill your desire, I'd give you light till I burned out      So eager to say, "hello", but you don't know me   You just know what you see   Pay the price to see the show but you don't own me   Before you knew would you have felt the same?       Just when you start to smile   I look into your eyes and see    your veiled denial to express any real emotion   Just wait around a while   you'll lose what you once had for me   I'll be out of style I'll be discarded with the warmth you once feigned      So eager to say, "hello", but you don't know me   You just know what you see   Pay the price to see the show but you don't own me   Before you knew would you have felt the same?