Paper and Pen

The signs were there

But the timing off

A marriage where

Commitment's the cost

Late nights at work

Not wanting food

Acting bored, tired,

In a bad mood

Strange receipts

Excused away

Full deceit

But Sundays- okay

Has to rush off

Calls that hang up

Uncaring, brash,

Lacking in love

To become a spy

Or staying trusting?

Doubting yourself

The heartaches!  Crushing!

A loved one intervenes

Now the timing's right

Life's breaking at the seams

As truth comes to light

Threats to shut you up

And to close you off

But, you say enough

Sanity's the cost

With paper and pen

All the lies go down

Again and again

The truth is out now

Learning to hear

And trust the voice inside

Learning to bear,

To get help and confide

[Verse 1]

The signs were there But the timing off A marriage where Commitment's the cost Late nights at work Not wanting food Acting bored, tired, In a bad mood Strange receipts Excused away Full deceit But Sundays- okay [Pre-Chorus] Has to rush off Calls that hang up Uncaring, brash, Lacking in love To become a spy Or staying trusting? Doubting yourself The heartaches! Crushing! [Chorus] The signs were there The signs were there I couldn't say it then The truth comes out The truth comes out And cuts right through again Paper and pen Paper and pen All the lies go down [Verse 2] A loved one intervenes Now the timing's right Life's breaking at the seams As truth comes to light Threats to shut you up And to close you off But, you say enough Sanity's the cost With paper and pen All the lies go down Again and again Till they're written down [Pre-Chorus] The hand starts shaking The room goes still You hear your own voice Clear and real Learning to hear And trust the voice inside Learning to bear To get help and confide [Chorus] The signs were there The signs were there I couldn't say it then The truth comes out The truth comes out And cuts right through again Paper and pen Paper and pen All the lies go down [Bridge] Now I know What fear can hide What love can wear When it's all dressed up inside But I broke free From the hush, the shame I found my name I found my name [Final Chorus] The signs were there The signs were there I couldn't say it then The truth comes out The truth comes out And cuts right through again Paper and pen Paper and pen All the lies go down The truth is out now The truth is out now And I can breathe

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