I never knew I would be afraid to speak
So sick of each thought being made into nothing
No longer comfort I was trying to seek

I even hid the tears falling down each cheek
The battle I hate to fight not stopping
I never knew I would be afraid to speak

They would not catch me for a moment weak
My own song of sorrow I was singing
No longer comfort I was trying to seek

Sadly, my outlook on life became quite bleak
But the hope within me still lurking
I never knew I would be afraid to speak

My thoughts still try to peek
To find a way to ease their suffering
No longer comfort I was trying to seek

Though I can speak to the trees as I sit by this creek
Because they love to just hear my mumbling
I never knew I would be afraid to speak
No longer comfort I need to seek