There’s an elephant in the room nobody says a word
When I say it now out loud it sounds so absurd
And I’ve done everything that I can to try and let it go
Now it’s getting under my skin and starting to show
Well I tried this a million different ways
It’s not like me to admit to my mistakes
But I just can’t get the words to come out right
Well I don’t want to be here anymore
Cause every time I take a step I fall to the floor
Well I’m not hanging round here for the score
It’s just with everything that I give you’re asking for more
There’s an elephant in my head knocking at the door
And it’s getting much too loud for me to ignore
But I keep sitting on my hands, trying to hold my tongue
I think I waited far to long but I could be wrong
Well I tried this a million different ways
It’s not like me to admit to my mistakes
But I just can’t get the words to come out right
Well I don’t want to be here anymore
Cause every time I take a step I fall to the floor
Well I’m not hanging round here for the score
It’s just with everything that I give you’re asking for more
Well I tried this a million different ways
It’s not like me to admit to my mistakes
But I just can’t get the words to come out right
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