And I have finally realized I need to love I, I can't get these memories out of my mind And some kind of madness has started to evolve I, I tried so hard to let you go But some kind of madness is swallowing me whole, yeah I have finally seen the light

(Everybody's got a secret) Da, da, da, da, do, do, do 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know It's written on my face It's gonna be hard to swallow I got some things to say I like to make-believe with you That we always speak the truth ish I like how we

This may be hard to swallow That one of us will lose Some of us will the following Some were made to choose Some were hoping Some only sang the blues This may be hard for you Some of us won't make it Some will bear the bruises

Happiness straight from the bottle When real life’s too hard to swallow I reach out when I have a confession I reach out in desperation I reach out when no one is listening So I could looking for the next best thing I feel them judging on me for their

Separate (I've lost my only way) See the shape (broken and thrown away) Everything else is just dust and sound Too tragic to stay with you Too static to try for you These scars, they swallow hard The part of the past that's hollow and dark Too horrid to

When he's face to face with that ole', kill or be killed We've got to learn to swallow our pride It's hard just to let things ride Maybe one day things will change As of right now, let me show you something You know a nigga, I be tryin' to chill But now

Tell your friends not to think aloud Until they swallow Whisper things into my brain Your voice sounds so hollow I am not a leader of men Since I prefer to follow Do you think I could have a drink Since it's so hard to swallow So hard to swallow

And I have finally realized I need to love I, I can't get these memories out of my mind And some kind of madness has started to evolve I, I tried so hard to let you go But some kind of madness is swallowing me whole, yeah I have finally seen the light

Tell your friends not to think aloud Until they swallow Whisper things into my brain Your voice sounds so hollow I am not a leader of men Since I prefer to follow Do you think I could have a drink Since it's so hard to swallow So hard to swallow

And in the silence something begins to unravel He says he loves her, what can you say to that He's made up his mind and there ain't nothin' you can do And as you swallow hard, maybe you drive all night Tryin' to figure out where the whole thing started