First it comes on quiet creeping slow
Clever words and phrases stain
I remain so lost and buried under everything that I need
When all I want is you

I've been here so very long and every word is calculated
Never questioned or debated, all these practised poses I could wreck
It if I had to but i'm the wreck so what would that do
My masterpiece will fall apart; it was over before the start

If I burn out and slip away
If this is just a part I portray
You're beautiful can I hide in you awhile

They keep mostly to themselves
Don't make a sound in case they hear you
It only hurts me to be near you
Keep those tired eyes closed careful
Follow my instruction and I will show you self-destruction
This Masterpiece is only mine, entirely guilty by design

I just can't let it 

If this is just a part I portray, I don't know how it got this way