You'll never see the courage I know 
Its colors' richness won't appear within your view 
I'll never glow - the way that you glow 
Your presence dominates the judgments made on you 

But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights 
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception 
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights 
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you 

You'll say you understand, but You don't understand 
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye 
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie 

You'll never touch - these things that I hold 
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own 
You'll never feel the heat of this soul 
My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you 

You'll say, Don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems 
You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high 
But never is a promise and you can't afford to lie 

You'll never live the life that I live 
I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night 
You'll never hear the message I give 
You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight 

But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights 
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception 
My feelings swell and stretch, I see from greater heights 
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you 

You'll say you understand, you'll never understand 
I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why 
I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am 
You'll say I need appeasing when I start to cry 
But never is a promise and I'll never need a lie