You At All

I see you trying to bypass every trap and
As you do so you make your life not fully happen
You find your nerves to be frayed and your heart confused
You think that there's a way to evade ever getting bruised

Non-exposure doesn't equal safety
Being camouflaged won't make you feel free
All the shapes and sizes of your hiding
They will only ever be misguiding

The safety you're after is a counterfeit
And it can't be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you're asked is making your life so small
It hardly feels like a life at all

You feel like you're in control when you're barely noticed
You bear the weight of your goal, trying to be faultless
What seemed to work in the past makes you feel alright
And yet you can't get comfort to last while you hold on this tight

Where can you move without knocking anything over
What can you do without anyone being bothered
What seems to protect imprisons you ever more deeply
In a labyrinth hunting for the key

The safety you're after is a counterfeit
And it can't be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you're asked is making your life so small
It hardly feels like a life at all
A life at all

Don't let you pass you by, stay with you
Do the next thing that's right and true to you
It's time to face what's real - come out of your cave
No matter how tender you feel, you're also brave

The safety you're after is a counterfeit
And it can't be made worth what you pay for it
The price that you're asked is making yourself so small
It hardly feels like you at all
You at all
You at all