You've got me safely under your thumb
I take my pleasure as it comes
I try to tell you but I can't say
It takes forever to fade away this way

Some for the better, some for the worse
I try and give you what you deserve
You only hear me when you feel safe
You hide in shadow and run away from pain

Can I keep it together forever this way
Hiding in shadow and running from pain
Each day it's harder and harder to say
I just keep it together day after day

It takes forever to fade
It takes forever to fade
It takes forever to fade
away this way