We’re walking and we’re taking
Just like it’s any other day,
But I feel you smiling at me
And suddenly I feel myself afraid.
You call me beautiful
And I shudder as you brush the tears away.
I have to warn you
Before you’re dying.

 Don’t say that you love me
 Before you realize just what you’re getting.
 Don’t say that you need me
 Until you realize that you’re already sinking in
 To the darkness that surrounds me
 In this place where I’m hiding
 I don’t want to drown you
 I’ll only hurt you in the end.

You take my hand and hold me
Oh, but all I feel is pain
For I’m overwhelmed with desire
Fed by darkness that can no longer be contained.
I’m smothered by your affection,
And I fight to get some air,
I don’t want to deceive you
But I’ve fallen.

Don't say...

Oh, and can’t you see me
Clawing at this cage
Behind my smile
Oh, and can’t you hear me
‘Cause I’m crying out.
Someone find the key
Someone set me free.

This silence is thick
And I’m strangled by the words I cannot say
And I feel you starring at me
Wondering why this love has gone astray.
But can’t you see me suffering
From this guilt that I must bear.
I don’t want to do this,
But it’s better this way.

 Don't say...

-2000

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