Heart On My Sleeve

Oh, someone call me a doctor, or call me a nurse Oh, I know it ain't real but I swear it still hurts It's like everyone round here wants to observe Me be punched to the pavement or kicked the curb So I could disappear, you know, I swear I've been debating it Life wouldn't feel so short if I didn't spend so much time wasting it But now it's running out, I'll be glad when it's over Can't remember the last time I spoke to you sober But the truth is I need you, the truth is I care But I'd rather leave you to save my old head And my heart from the pain if you chose to leave So I'll put on my jacket and cover the heart on my sleeve And all of my friends, oh, they try and reach out But I can't even whisper while my conscience shouts Says, "They don't even love you, they don't even care" When I look in the mirror, it's not me standing there I don't recognise me or my face or my hair Or my eyes or my teeth or my clothes that I wear 'Cause all I ever hear is beauty's only skin deep Which means they all must fucking hate me For what's underneath But the truth is I need you, the truth is I care But I'd rather leave you to save my old head And my heart from the pain if you chose to leave So I'll put on my jacket and cover the heart on my sleeve The truth is I need you, the truth is I care But I'd rather leave you to save my old head And my heart from the pain if you chose to leave So I'll put on my jacket and cover my heart Oh, toss me a t-shirt, toss me something, I need To cover the heart that I wear on my sleeve Put me in the papers, or put me on the screen Save me from the boy that I was meant to be Oh, won't you toss me a life ring to save me from drowning Fall in love with myself and with my thorny crown And I'll never be human and I'll never be sane So I keep taking substances to numb all the pain But the truth is I need you, the truth is I care But I'd rather leave you to save my old head And my heart from the pain if you chose to leave So I'll put on my jacket and cover the heart on my sleeve