More in my face than is my taste
I grow so weary, I'll surrender
To what they say, let them lead the way
Till' I can no longer remember
My darling dreams, prewritten scenes
Whatever felt my own

So to save face, I'll take my place
Where I may safely feel alone

Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs so cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs so cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs cold

I'm quick to wait and slow to hate
They call me gracious for my patience
And I feel proud under that shroud
And all the while it's all evasion
Some humor here to fend off fear
And I'm a little more lost, oh dear

So to save face, I'll hold my place
So I may safely feel alone

Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs so cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs so cold
Glad the waters are so shallow when the river runs cold

Glad the waters are so
shallow

So close yet so distant
Fading face embraces resistant
Words kept hidden
And shadows dark
Your forbidden heart is shallow
Your emotions are hallow
You haven't learned, it's time.
[CHORUS:]

Cause you ain't comin' back
It'll never be the same old song
The cards are stacked
And time's run out
And everything's a game.
So sing me your lullaby
'cause I need to know why
why I keep fallin'
Keep fallin'

[CHORUS]

You know you're shallow
Used to be at the top, now you've dropped
Lost all your common sense and now your brain's stopped
There's nothing left in your mind except yourself
You gave it all up - your home, your friends and yourself.
Now you're out on your own, you've lost your soul
Get a hold of yourself - know your role.

So close yet so distant
Fading face embraces resistant
Words kept hidden
And shadows dark
Your forbidden heart is shallow
Your emotions are hollow
You haven't learned, it's time

[CHORUS]

Ain't comin' back

You're watching the cars, movies and stars
They are your lifetime...
Yet all that I am is half what we are
Maybe some other time
I'll get it right
I'll get it right

Oh sweet voice on the phone
You sound so alone
'Cause you couldn't be wasted
Yet all that I ever was
To you I am
I'm less than a man

That slowly changes out of phase
And I don't know why it is
Its an ever changing simple thing that I miss...

While watching TV take in what you see
So your death is painless
When all that I ever was returns again
I'm all that I am

And I'll get it right
When I get it right
'Cause I'll get it right
When I get it right

But I'm slowly changing out of phase
And I don't know why it is
It's an ever-changing simple thing that I know
But don't know why it is
That I'm longing for a sweet embrace, which I miss

Girl, don't tell me how you want me
Tell me how to get through
Girl, don't tell me how you want me
Tell me how to get through

'Cause I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know

I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know you inside out
Know what I'm talking about
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher than I've been before
And leaving me shallow

Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through

Cause I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know

I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know you inside out
Know what I'm talking about
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher
You're taking me higher

You gotta do what you do
Gotta say what you say
And lie to yourself
Forever

You gotta do what you do
Gotta say what you say
You've lied to yourself
Forever

Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through
Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through
'Cause I gotta know

Sometimes it seems you just don't understand
The way I think and who I am
When I'm told, I'm told what I'm supposed to be
You think you know what's best for me
I want to see you standing next to me
Seems you got nothing much to say
And when you're dying lying next to me
I'll turn my head and walk away
Sometimes it seems I might be losing touch
Or maybe I just try too much
Now I, now I get told I'm crazy
Nothing you can say will phase me now
I want to see you standing next to me
Seems you got nothing much to say
And when you're dying lying next to me
I'll turn my head and walk away
I walk alone
My thoughts aren't always carved in stone
My life revolves according to me,
And what you say don't mean a fucking thing to me
Yeah, you'll see
I'll make it further on my own
I want to see you standing next to me
Seems you got nothing much to say
And when you're dying lying next to me
I'll turn my head and walk away
I want to see you standing next to me
Seems you got nothing much to say
And when you're dying lying next to me
I'll turn my head and walk away

She's in love again, oh yeah
Rise above again, oh yeah
His number's fading on her hand
And it's a day to remember

Shallow, shallow
Shallow, shallow

What an easy game to play
What a perfect thing to say
He tells her 'you're the world to me'
OWhy don't we dive in together'

Shallow, shallow
Shallow, shallow

Sun dies on a beautiful show
Dream on 'cause there's nowhere to go
He'll say what she's wanted to know
Over and over, forever

Shallow, shallow
All we ever had to be
All we ever wanted to be

I don't remember
Did something in my past create a hole?
Don't use your gender
To drive a stake right through my soul

I live to function
On my own is all I know
No friends to mention
No distraction, nowhere to go

Shallow, Shallow
Give it to me, Give it to me
Scissors cutting out your anger
Shallow, Shallow
No good to me
Not if you bleed
Bite your tongue
Ignore the splinter

This city drains me
Well maybe it's the smell of gasoline
The millions pain me
It's easier to talk to my PC

I live to function
On my own is all I know
No friends to mention
No distraction, nowhere to go

Shallow, Shallow
Give it to me, Give it to me
Scissors cutting out your anger
Shallow, Shallow
No good to me
Not if you bleed
Bite your tongue
Ignore the splinter

Where do we go?
Where do we begin and end this journey?
My back
My back against the wall
And my head raised high
Forward against the odds
A heavy burden
Trapped between the extremes
Coming apart at the seams
Left alone to stand on my own

You're shallow
So shallow...
Come on

Here I am above the world trying to break you down
Misguided attempt to restore the balance
Isolation from the outside world
A heavy burden
Trapped between the extremes
Coming apart at the seams
Left alone to stand on my own

You're shallow
So shallow...
Come on

Surfacing above the world in suspended animation
Surfacing above the world in suspended animation
Beaten into the ground
Coming apart at the seams
You're shallow

Girl, don't tell me how you want me
Tell me how to get through
Girl, don't tell me how you want me
Tell me how to get through

'Cause I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know

I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know you inside out
Know what I'm talking about
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher than I've been before
And leaving me shallow

Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through

Cause I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know

I gotta know
I gotta know
I gotta know you inside out
Know what I'm talking about
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher than I've been before
You're taking me higher
You're taking me higher

You gotta do what you do
Gotta say what you say
And lie to yourself
Forever

You gotta do what you do
Gotta say what you say
You've lied to yourself
Forever

Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through
Girl, don't tell me how you need me
Tell me how to get through
'Cause I gotta know