Black Box

There's a black box inside my head
And I can't spill what's within it
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't
'Cause the insides cannot be lit

CHORUS:
Even if I pour my soul into a cup
There's still some things that can never be seen
Even if I wrote what's on my mind
The inside of my head will never be clean
'Cause somewhere in me are my darkest thoughts
I keep them safe in my black box
None will ever know my deepest fears
It tears me up, my insides sear

There's a black box inside my mind
My innermost secrets are what you'll find
if you try to look inside, but you can't
Because the box is a forbidden land

CHORUS

There she stands, she dominates my mind
Said it a hundred times, I'll never unwind
She drives me insane, if only she knew
She owns my black box, and she doesn't have a clue


Okay, these are the first lyrics I ever wrote and finished. I'd tried my hand at it before, but I was thirteen and only listened to System Of A Down, which led to some weird-ass pseudo-political bullshit with clumsy metaphors. Didn't work too well.
Anyway, about a year after that, in the middle of the night, while I had my first (real) crush, I suddenly thought of this.
I kind of like the twist it has at the end. It's not quite as straightforward as some of the stuff I'd write later.


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