[Verse 1] I try to smile Try to hide it all Tuck it away like a winter coat Like a whiteout in a New York snowfall You can't drive with a buried road I try to smile Try to carry on Tuck it away like a Christmas card Like the grass in a November frost Nothing grows when it gets too hard [Chorus] You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out [Verse 2] It's hard to smile when you feel so wrong Not every hurt can be healed in time It's like saying there's a rainbow When it's raining and there's no sunshine It's hard to smile when you feel so small Not every word can be turned around Like a boomerang that never returns Every wound needs a way to come out [Chorus] You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out [Bridge] I keep it buried alive Scratchin’ at the box inside my ribcage (woah) I keep it buried alive Every quiet thought turns into outrage Shovel in my hand Diggin’ my own mind I keep it buried alive ’Til it claws its way outside If I never cry Will it eat my eyes? If I never speak Will it steal my life? (tell me...) [Chorus] You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out You can try and try and try But you can't keep the darkness out When you bury it alive It finds a way to climb back out
