Dovetail Joint - Level on the Inside lyrics

If you sit me down, to explain all the trials you've endured Around and around, the refrain rings the same each time it's heard Entertain the notion, that the only thing I hear Is the crack of a smile, in a face that ain't so sincere When measuring out your quality It is only as deep as your modesty As your insides fall to pieces Shattered by the silent treatment Things are only fragile till they break Feigning your humility It only serves to weaken the Most common observations that you make Drown me out in conversation Surf a wave of provocation Wash away my interest in your wake I think you can, reach a place where the impetus is pure You'll understand, a disgrace is the thing that makes us feel Level on the inside, level on the outside I'm content to know it I don't need to show it