*Verse 1* I wake up with a thousand words That never leave my mind. They line up like old memories I've been carrying all this time. I know exactly what I want to say, I can hear it clear inside, But somewhere between my heart and mouth, The words get lost and hide. I watch the conversation Moving faster than I can go. I've got so much I want to tell you, But I can't make my voice let go. So I smile when I want to scream, And I nod when I want to cry. There are oceans in my silence That nobody sees inside. *Chorus* **I run circles in my head, Round and round they go. Everything I want to say Just never seems to show. I've got a thousand things inside me, Wish that everything could come on out. But the words get lost somewhere between My heart and my mouth. I run circles in my head, Trying to find a way. If you could hear what's inside me, You'd know what I'm trying to say. I'm not empty. I'm not gone. There's still so much left of me. I'm just trying to find a doorway For the words that want to be free.** *Verse 2* Sometimes I get so frustrated I could tear the whole room down. Because I know the words are in there, But I can't get them out. My thoughts are running like a river, But my voice has lost the stream. Everything is crystal clear Inside this tangled dream. So if I stare a little longer, If I don't answer right away, Don't think I don't understand you. There are things I need to say. Give me just a little patience. Give me time to find the sound. There's a man still standing somewhere Behind this silence I've been bound. *Chorus* **I run circles in my head, Round and round they go. Everything I want to say Just never seems to show. I've got a thousand things inside me, Wish that everything could come on out. But the words get lost somewhere between My heart and my mouth. I run circles in my head, Trying to find a way. If you could hear what's inside me, You'd know what I'm trying to say. I'm not empty. I'm not gone. There's still so much left of me. I'm just trying to find a doorway For the words that want to be free.** *Bridge* Maybe my voice is broken, But my story isn't done. Maybe the words come slowly, But they're still here, every one. And if my mouth can't speak them, I'll find another way. I'll write them down. I'll sing them out. I'll find my voice someday. Because silence isn't nothing. Sometimes silence carries truth. And God can hear the words I can't get through. *Final Chorus* **I run circles in my head, Round and round they go. Everything I want to say Is still alive below. I've got a thousand things inside me, And someday they'll come out. Maybe not the way they used to, But I'll find another route. I run circles in my head, But I'm still here somehow. And though I can't say everything My heart is screaming now— I'm still dreaming. I'm still thinking. I'm still loving. I'm still me. There's a whole world inside my silence That someday you'll get to see.** *Outro* So if I can't say the words tonight, Don't mistake my silence for goodbye. **I'm still talking in my head… I'm just trying to find a way to let you hear me.**
