Everything But My Dignity

[Verse 1] I held my words like glass Careful in your hand I gave you my softest parts You made a silence stand They called you kind in rooms Where you would smile and bow I knew the door you used And I know it now [Pre-Chorus] I was the one who stayed When your warmth ran thin I learned your empty shape And I lived in it [Chorus] You are not what they praise You are not what they see You are a hollow man And you took that out on me I gave you love, I gave you time I gave you all my light But I keep my dignity I keep my dignity tonight [Verse 2] I wore your quiet hurt Like it was mine to carry I made a home for us You made it cold and buried And every gentle thing I laid down at your feet You left it on the floor Like it was cheap to keep [Pre-Chorus] I was the one who stayed Through the fading glow Now I can name the shape Of the man I know [Chorus] You are not what they praise You are not what they see You are a hollow man And you took that out on me I gave you love, I gave you time I gave you all my light But I keep my dignity I keep my dignity tonight [Bridge] Behind the open door Behind the careful grin There is no deeper room There is nowhere love gets in So keep the blessing, keep the crowd Keep the hands that clap I will not call it home I am not going back [Final Chorus] You are not what they praise You are not what they see You are a hollow man And you can’t empty me I gave you love, I gave you time I gave you all my light But I keep my dignity I keep my dignity tonight [Outro] I leave with what is mine And that is enough