Don't Stay Up

I pull my bitten sleeves down over my shaky palms and then I cover my ears. You'd think after so many years, I'd run out of tears. But like magic I can pull them from the atmosphere. But don't stay up at night. I've tried to hide the way I feel with an artificial zeal, so you won't stay up at night. Just please, I get so angry. You're helping doesn't help at all. Counting in my head as I focus on the wall, all I really want to do is scream and watch the shattered glass fall. But don't stay up at night. I've tried to hide the way I feel with an artifical zeal, so you won't stay up at night. Sometimes, it's just too much. I'm sorry if I seem a little harsh, but I'm too full to fit anymore clandestine thoughts in my aching head. These recycled feelings consume so much space and I know you can see it in my face. You always stay up at night.