I. Within These Walls      Alone... Afraid...   In the dark of the corner he will try to hide his shame...   Where it shows to no one   Nothing wrong in being scared, it will all fall into place   According to his dad   "But son, you just can't tell anyone..."   And there, deep in the night   He gets to kiss the floor once again   And though he fears his father's eyes   That is nothing compared to   The cold touch of his hands...   Of his hands...   His cold touch...      "Wipe those silly tears from your eyes   That show when you look at me   Can't you see that I love you?   I always have and I always will"      "You can never turn away from   The hand that rocked your cradle   I've been there through all you have seen   You would be nothing without me"      And there, deep in the night   He gets to kiss the floor once again   And though he fears his father's eyes   That is nothing compared to   The cold touch of his hands...   Of his hands...      His cold touch...   His cold touch...      II. A Silent Outside      You and your staring eyes...   How come you don't welcome me anymore?   I'm still the one you embraced... but now you're disgraced?   A silent outside I once called my home...      Blinded by the shame he turns against the world outside   He just can't seem to understand that they are all just helping hands      While the world was still asleep, he had to pay on his hands and knees   And when the sun came to chase the night away   He would just lie there in pain and pray      He's lost in the void within   He's walking in a circle of nothing   All alone against a silent inside      You and your judging eyes...   How come I have changed while still being the same?   The child you embraced... today a disgrace?   A silent outside I once called my friends...      Blinded by the shame he turns against the world outside   He just can't seem to understand that they are all just helping hands   He walks away now, all alone to find his way   He knows the answers he seeks will not come easily...      A lonely child, against the world outside   He will walk on the path of the abused...   With a smile... to hide...