Don't tell me to tell her
It's a fear I wont face.
Don't tell me to tell him
It's a nightmare I can't break.
I wont be your messenger
I wont deliver the pain.
Don't tell me to tell them
What you want to say.

Don't tell me to tell her
What you need to say.
Don't tell me to tell him
What you cannot say.
I can't live like this now
I've been there before.
It's a door I wont open
It's my monster that roars.

I wont run away
But I can't back down.
I won't fight this fear
As my world tumbles 'round.

Don't push me to say it
You wont win anyway.
Don't force me to take it
You'll lose me that way.

Don't tell me to tell her
It's a fear I wont face.
Don't tell me to tell him
It's a nightmare I can't break.
I wont be your messenger
I wont deliver the pain.
Don't tell me to tell them
What you want to say.