Dovetail Joint - Level On The Inside lyrics

You sit me down to explain all

the trials you've endured

Around and around the refrain

rings the same each time it's heard

Entertain the notion,

entertain the notion

That the only thing I hear is

the crack of a smile in a face

That ain't so sincere

When I'm measuring out your qualities

It is only as deep as your modesty

As your insides fall to pieces,

shattered by the silent treatment

Things are only fragile 'til they break

Feigning your humility

It only serves to weaken the most

common observations that you make

Drown me out in conversation,

surf a wave of provocation

Wash away my interest in your wake

I think you can, reach a place

where the impetus is pure

You'll understand, a disgrace is

the thing that makes us feel..

"Level on the inside,

level on the outside"

I'm content to know it

Level on the inside,

level on the outside

I don't need to show it