Scream and shout, hoping that somehow you'll find out
You'll hear me and magically appear
Hoping somehow you're already near
You already know I don't want to let go
You'll walk up behind me and hold my hand
You'll cover my eyes and take me to new lands
You can see
You can hold me so I can be free
You can give me all that I need
And I know you can't
And I know that's a lot of pressure to put on one man
But I'm a woman of opportunity
Someone who believes in my community
Wishing my heart would grant me immunity
And this is when I have to go inward
And struggle
And fight
And try to resist both day and night
Knowing that I'm already doing my best
But I just want to hold you
I just want to rest
I just want to try
And I can't go on living inside of a lie
Lost in my own sighs
Trying to recognize
My worth, my value, my time on this Earth
Demanding respect,
Hey, if you want me, better genuflect
Because I've got a lot of wounds I'm trying to protect
I don't want to be your second guess
Your constant stress
I want to be your recover and rest
Your playtime recess
So stop swallowing words and let me digest the truth of what you do, the truth of how you knew, what is and isn't true -
Is it me or is it you?
Are our hands tied or are we simply stuck in the middle of our own divide?
And maybe you don't have the time or space to give me a ride
So I need to ask you to please step aside
Stop leaving me breadcrumbs and saying goodnight
I can't be a vampire without a good bite
So take me or leave me cuz this in-between bullsh*t ain't right