Holding Back My Tongue

Camellia Pink

My words are sharp
Like some diamonds
Too much pressure and they′ll cut into your liningI swear it will hurt
With every single word
See I was cursed
With defiance
Too much pressure and I'll maul you like a lion
With every single word
I swear it will hurt

And my words don′t sound like they should
So soft then they slowly turn to wood
I look down to only remember
I got splinters on every single finger from—

Holding back my tongue
From saying what I want
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I'm a flake, you really should've knew
I′m stuck holding back my tongue
From saying what I want
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I′m a flake, you really should've knew

I don′t care
If I hurt you
I got a shell that nobody can break through
And you can try your best
You won't get any rest
And I′m sorry
If I hurt you
Sometimes these words just seem to get through
And I do try my best
I don't get any rest

And my words don′t sound like they should
So soft then they slowly turn to wood
I look down to only remember
I got splinters on every single finger from—

Holding back my tongue
From saying what I want
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I'm a flake, you really should've knew
I′m stuck holding back my tongue
From saying what I want
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I′m a flake, you really should've knew

The things I think kinda make me scared
The things I think, yeah, you best beware
The things I think kinda make me scared
The things I think-I-think-I′m—

Holding back my tongue
From saying what I want
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I'm a flake, you really should′ve knew
I'm stuck holding back my tongue
From saying what I want, ah-ah
And I promised I would stop and think it through
But I′m a flake, you really should've knew
Holding back my—