Before They Knew

"Before They Knew"Were you holding father's hand?Did your mother bleedAnd UnderstandHow your whole life slipped away?Fading under gradeDid the world around you fail?And were you hiding for us all to see?Did the world around you failsWhen it all comes down on meIs it dark within your mind?Does your body ache for love sometimes?Is it cold within your room?Did you pray they'd come back with you?Did the world around you fail?When it all come down on meThe answer'sAlways hereBeneath your skinI'm notComing downDoes it feel like this?SometimesWhen the world stops turningLong before they knewDoes it feel like this?SometimesWhen it all stops workingNowIt's alrightIt's alrightIt's alright we don't have to think about itIt's alrightIt's alrightIt's alright we don't have to talk about itAhuh, ahuh, ahuh we don't have to think about itAhuh, ahuh, ahuh we don't have to talk about itTalk about itIt's all you ever needThe answer'sAlways hereBeneath your skinI'm notComing downDoes it feel like this?SometimesWhen it all stops workingLong before they knewDoes it feel like this?SometimesWhen the world stops turning aroundIt's alrightIt's alrightIt's alrightIt's alright nowIt's alrightIt's alright nowIt's alright