Inside ME

Yeah…

Look inside yourself, man

We all got voices in here

Some angels, some demons

Let me show you

Inside me, everyone's here, my friend

Everyone's got a reason, a "why," a where and when

Inside me —

There's an innocent child and a schemer too

A rich man's dream and a beggar's view

A madman's chase, a dealer's cool

A patient sick and a doctor fool

I've got everyone inside (everyone)

Every war and every peace I hide (that's right)

The sinner and the saint collide

Yeah, everyone inside

And they all got a reason to be alive

Something fragile, something stone

A heart of ice, a poet's bone

A disbeliever, and one who prays

A rebel who fights, and one who obeys

Sometimes I know the whole damn room

Sometimes I'm a stranger underneath the moon

I'm brand new, I'm ancient too

Colorful soul, but simple and true

Capable of love, capable of hate

Careless as luck, careful as fate

Wrapped in the crowd, locked in my cell

The king of heartbreak, the prince of farewell

I've got everyone inside (say what?)

Every war and every peace I hide (yeah)

The sinner and the saint collide

Yeah, everyone inside

And they all got a reason to be alive

Sometimes generous, sometimes a thief

A broken calm, a restless belief

Standing still, but wandering wild

A grown man's bluff, a reckless child

Selfish, selfless — both are true

Pointless sometimes, and purposeful too

Foolish wisdom, wise mistakes

Loyal heart that bends and breaks

You know the truth?

Everyone's got this war

But not everyone lets all their soldiers out the door

Some hold you close, some hold your throat

I let 'em all breathe — every note

Why?

So I can understand every man I meet

Every stranger on the street

Feel their joy, feel their hurt

Walk a mile in their dirty shirt

I've got everyone inside (yeah, I do)

Every war and every peace I hide

The sinner and the saint collide

Yeah — everyone inside

And they all got a reason

(Beat cuts to just piano)

…everyone inside

(808 drops back)

EVERYONE INSIDE

And they ALL got a reason to be…

Inside me, everyone's here, my friend

Everyone's got a reason

That's the point

That's the whole point