I tried so hard to make yousmile   For once I tried to be myself   So I never tried again      I made you scared I made you cry   And you tried to tell me how you feel   I couldn't hear you say a thing   You tried to tell me how you feel   chorus:   I wasn't listening, I wasn't listening      Now they fill us with fear   It took me twenty-nine years to reach perfection   Your voice disappears   computerized rejections   on a bad connection   It gets lonely out here   are you protecting me   I need protection, please   Now I found a way to make you smile      pretending I am someone else   more than I missed myself   You found a way to keep it inside   to a point where you can't feel a thing   Cause I really missed your smile   and silence suits us fine   when we're not listening      no, we're not listening   chorus but not "I need protection, please"   are you protecting me   are you protecting me   are you protecting me...