Frightened of the shadow on the wall   I think it looks a bit too much like me   Search my life for evidence of truth   Can you hear me   Can you hear me now?      Terrified my tongue will now betray   All the lies that I'd been taught to say   Searched your eyes for evidence of love   Can you hear me   Can you hear me now?      Can you hear the child in tears   Whose paradise was taken from his hands   Can you hold him in your arms   And tell him that you'll try to understand   When there's no way in hell you can   Can you hear me   Can you hear me now?      Afraid to break the silence in the room   Disbelieving faces stare me down   Search the world for evidence of faith   Can you hear me   Can you hear me now?      Can you hear the child in tears   Whose innocence was stolen from her hands   Can you hold her in your arms   And tell her that you'll try to understand   When there's no way in hell you can   Can you hear me   Can you hear me now?