People say to see is to believenThen they just believe in that they can perceivenWhat they see is not the total viewnFiltered between the me and younAh, but I'm trying so hardnJust to tell you I carenAnd I've wanted so long, to tear this all awaynTear it all awaynnPeople say well you just had to be therenAnd all the time you know they've never been therenAnd it makes me sad to sit and thinknOf all those empty souls nearly at the brinknAh, but I'm trying so hardnJust to keep to myselfnThe things that I hope will tear it all awaynTear it all awaynnPeople grow up and learn to drive some carnBut I did that and it doesn't get you farnThe things you want are never to be foundnAnd in the end it's all some running roundnAh, but I'm trying so hardnJust to open my eyesnTo seeing some things that tear it all awaynTear it all awaynnI thought you would knownI thought you would knownPeople say they think that they are surenBut they turn away and don't go back no morenWhat they saw was not a perfect sightnJust their own face reflected in the nightnAh, but I'm trying so hardnJust to tell you it's nownAnd I'm gonna keep on tryingnTo tear it all away