Keep Control

I keep my hand on the things I love the most
I let them grow but I hold them very close
I won't pretend that I don't expect the best
But I'll survive if they give me any less
I'll go inside myself
I'll stay inside myself

Then I'll keep control
And I'll think what I like when I like
Oh I'll keep control
You won't know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world

When you go, as sometimes I think you will
I'll close the door on the hurt that I will feel
I won't pretend that I don't hope for more
But I won't cry 'cause I never did before
I'll just go inside myself
I'll stay inside myself

Then I'll keep control
And I'll think what I like when I like
Oh I'll keep control
You won't know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world

The tears I swallow flood my heart
They make rivers that run ragged down into the dark corners of my soul
The walls around me are so thin
That keep you outside and me in
Just talk to me like a friend
Or I'll go inside myself
I'll stay inside myself

Then I'll keep control
And I'll think what I like when I like
Oh I'll keep control
You won't know how I feel when I close shuttered windows on the world