I wouldn\'t speak my mind   I didn\'t want to make them mad   I looked up to them,   For the courage I thought I didn\'t have   I never bothered to lift a finger to make my point   Now I\'m spelling it out   And nobody\'s listening      CHORUS   It\'s hard to take it to heart   It hurts to be apart   But I can\'t watch and not be heard      The days go by, things get worse   But they say they can only get better   I try to make a dent   but it blends into all the damage   I try to look the other way   But there\'s a mirror behind me   I see images of what can be done   It seems like, I\'m the only one      (CHORUS)      I wouldn\'t speak my mind (8x)