The Great Escape

I can understand how the edges are rough
 And they cut you like the tiny slivers of glass
 And you feel too much
 And you don't know how long you're gonna last
 But everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
 Find a way to make the hurt go away
 But everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
 Like you're trying to scream underwater
 But, I won't let you make the great escape
 I'm never gonna watch you checkin' out of this place
 I'm not gonna lose you
 'Cause the passion and pain
 Are gonna keep you alive someday
 Gonna keep you alive someday
 I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face
 And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing
 And you've retreated to your silent corner
 Like you decided the fight was over for ya
 Everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
 Find a way to make the hurt go away
 Everyone you know, is trying to smooth it over
 Everyone needs a floor they could fall through
 I won't let you make the great escape
 I'm never gonna watch you checking outta this place
 I'm not gonna lose you
 'Cause the passion and pain
 Are gonna keep you alive someday
 They're gonna keep you alive someday
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 Oh, terrified of the dark, but not if you go with me
 And I don't need a pill to make me numb
 And I wrote the book already
 But that chapter of my life will soon be done, oh
 I'm the king of the great escape
 You're not gonna watch me checking out of this place
 You're not gonna lose me
 'Cause the passion and pain
 Are gonna keep us alive, someday
 Yeah, the passion and the pain
 Are gonna keep us alive someday, someday