SINKING DOWN DOWN A BIG DARK HOLE

SINKING DOWN DOWN A BIG DARK HOLE

I'm sinking down down a big dark hole

Where nobody can see

The person that I used to know

Or what became of me

I hear the world above me

Their laughter and their cries

But nobody can hear the pain

Behind my tired eyes

I try to climb the darkness

But every stone gives way

And all the little hopes I had

Keep slipping day by day

They tell me just be happy

There's sunshine everywhere

But how can I explain to them

The darkness living there

I wear a smile for strangers

And tell them I'm alright

Then fall apart in silence

When day becomes the night

My thoughts become my enemies

They never let me rest

And every little worry

Becomes another test

I wonder if they notice

How quiet I've become

How sometimes just surviving

Takes everything from someone

I don't want all their answers

Or words that sound so wise

I only need somebody

To see behind my eyes

Then somewhere in the darkness

A little voice called through

It said you don't have to climb alone

There's someone here for you

I'm still inside that big dark hole

But now a hand holds mine

And though I cannot see the sun

I know it's somewhere shining