The speaker struggles to find a sense of identity in his conformist nature. The individual is reluctant to be honest with both himself and those around him. In the ways the speaker feels that he or she is expressing individuality, it is overlooked or unobserved.
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
It's hard to take it to heart
And 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 in all the damage
I try to look
The other way
But there's a mirror behind me
I see images of what could be done
It seems like
I'm the only one
It's hard to take it to heart
And it hurts to be apart
But I can't
Watch
And not be heard
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
I wouldn't speak my mind
Circles was written by Dag Nasty.
Circles was produced by Dag Nasty & Ian MacKaye.