Jim van den Bos
You don’t have to go anywhere, if you tell me exactly where you are
You don’t have to kick harder, if you tell me what you’re destroying
You don’t have to scream longer, if you’ll explain which words matter
You don’t have to scratch till it bleeds, if you’ll show me the cuts
You don’t have to lie awake all night, If you paint me your dreams
You don’t have to be annoyed, if you tell me what makes you calm
You don’t have to be paralyzed, if you tell me what moves you again
You don’t have to suffer in silence, if you let me feel your music
You don’t have to change, if you’ll agree to be happy
You don’t have to act, if you’ll believe in truth
You don’t have to defend, if you’ll believe in love
You don’t have to,
I am with you,
Regardless,
Just open up
And let me