Can Anybody Hear Me? (Side I) Lyrics

Marching on the street, fall down on your knees

Watch as the world walks over you

Brand new melody, major symphony

They can hear the music in you

Try all the time

But how can you march if they've taken your shoes

Try as you might

But what can you do if they play out of tune

Try and I try

But I can only take so much

It might be easier to give up

Can anybody hear me crying on the inside

Can somebody take my fears away

If anybody sees me smiling on the outside

Acting like it all will be okay

Pretend that you don't see me

Pretend that you don't hear me

I don't know much about what I have

I'm just really good at looking back

All I see are our mistakes

All I see is history repeating

Like a city under fire, always bleeding

Like a bullet in the night, hear the screaming

Like a murder in the dark, hear the breathing

Like a grenade going off without reason

We keep trying, we keep trying, we keep trying

We keep lying, we keep lying, we keep lying

We keep fighting, we keep fighting, we keep fighting

Fire with fire

Can anybody hear me crying on the hillside

Can somebody take my pain away

If anybody sees me waving when the world's blind

Trying to be the one to pave the way

Then tell me that you see me

Tell me you can hear me

When I was lost in the dark

It was hard to believe

What I've seen oh

But ignoring the spark just lets the fire breathe

If only they could see me, see me

If only they'd believe me, believe me

If only they could hear me, hear me

Oh

Can anybody hear me

Can anybody hear me

Can anybody hear me

How long before I find

Someone who'll refuse to walk away

Can anybody see me going out of my mind

Will anybody ever choose to stay

Just to tell me you can hear me

Please tell me you can hear me

Can anybody hear me