Hide in Your Shell lyrics

Hide in your shell, 'cause the world is out to bleed you for a ride.

What will you gain, making your life a little longer?

Heaven or hell, was the journey cold that gave you eyes of steel?

Shelter behind painting your mind and playing joker.

Too frightening to listen to a stranger,

Too beautiful to put your pride in danger,

You're waiting for someone to understand you,

But you've got demons in your closet (you've got demons in your closet),

And you're screaming out to stop it (and you're screaming out to stop it),

Saying life's begun to cheat you,

Friends are out to beat you,

Grab on to what you can scramble for.

Don't let the tears linger on inside now

'Cause it's sure time you gained control.

If I can help you, if I can help you,

If I can help you, just let me know.

Well, let me show you the nearest signpost

To get your heart back and on the road.

If I can help you, if I can help you,

If I can help you, just let me know.

All through the night as you lie awake and hold yourself so tight.

What do you need, a second hand movie star to tend you?

I as a boy, I believed the saying the cure for pain was love.

How would it be if you could see the world through my eyes?

Too frightening, the fire's becoming colder.

Too beautiful to think you're getting older.

You're looking for someone to give an answer,

But what you see is just illusion (what you see is just illusion),

You're surrounded by confusion (you're surrounded by confusion),

Saying life's begun to cheat you,

Friends are out to beat you,

Grab on to what you can scramble for.

Don't let the tears linger on inside now

'Cause it's sure time you gained control.

If I can help you, if I can help you,

If I can help you, just let me know.

Well, let me show you the nearest signpost

To get your heart back and on the road.

If I can help you, if I can help you,

If I can help you, just let me know.

I wanna know, I wanna know,

I wanna know, I've got to know.

I wanna know you, I wanna know you,

Well, let me know you, I wanna feel you,

Oh, I wanna touch you,

Please let me near you, let me near you.

Can you hear what I'm sayin'?

Well I'm hopin', I'm dreamin', I'm prayin',

And I know what you're thinkin',

See what you're seein'

Never, ever let yourself go,

Hold yourself down, hold yourself down,

Why don't ya hold yourself down?

Why don't you listen, you can trust me (So what you gonna take him to?)

Oh there's a place I know the way to (So what you gonna make him do?)

A place there is no need to (So what's he gonna)

To feel you (So what's he gonna)

To feel that you're not alone (So what's he gonna do?)

Oh won't you hear me? (So what you gonna take him to? )

I know exactly what you're feelin' (So what you gonna make him do?)

'Cause all your troubles are within you (So what's he gonna)

So begin to (So what's he gonna)

To see that I'm just bleeding too (So what's he gonna do?)

Love me love you, love is the way to (So what you gonna take him to?)

Help me help you (So what you gonna make him do?)

Why must we be so cool? (So what's he gonna)

Oh, so cruel? (So what's he gonna)

Oh, we're such damn fools (So what's he gonna do?)

• Artist:Supertramp
• Album:Crime of the Century (1974)