Incompatible Heart

I’m standing here, right before your eyes With an open heart and a soul on fire A warring universe inside me lies But your hand on my face stills my wild desire I know at times I can be quite a strain I might talk too much, or go silent for days But I hope you see through the mess and the rain I’m too intense to fit in these narrow ways I don’t know how to live any other way A controlled explosion begging for the light of day I only hope you’ll understand Accept me and love me just as I am I can’t explain why the world turns this way But through it all, I’m right here to stay I’d give you a paradise born out of love But I don't know the signs you are dreaming of I’m scared to drain you, I’m scared to be known Living in a cage that I’ve built on my own Maybe you’re right and I’ve got it all wrong Maybe it’s just a mistaken design I'm tightening the grip so you don’t drift away Guarding my soul just to make you stay I just wanted you to know it’s all real The heat and the depth of the things that I feel Maybe it’s better to be on my own And learn to consume the pain I have grown I only hope you’ll understand Accept me and love me just as I am I can’t explain why the world turns this way But through it all, I’m right here to stay I’d give you a paradise born out of love But I don't know the signs you are dreaming of I’m scared to drain you, I’m scared to be known Living in a cage that I’ve built on my own I know sincerity is weakness in their eyes But I’d rather lose my strength than live a life of lies I only hope you’ll understand Accept me and love me just as I am I can’t explain why the world turns this way But through it all, I’m right here to stay I’d give you a paradise born out of love But I don't know the signs you are dreaming of I’m scared to drain you, I’m scared to be known Living in a cage that I’ve built on my own