I say the wrong thing
And you just listen
We make our own world
And it glistens

And you still trust me
When I'm silent
You never judge me
When I'm violent

But when I need you
I really need you
Your lies are going round and round my head

When I need you
I really need you
I can't be sure that it won't hurt more

It's just hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears
It's just so hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears

You take the whole man
Without condition
You wrote the whole plan
Around my vision

And I'm destructive
Too much ambition
You give me comfort
And ammunition

But when I need you
I really need you
Your lies are going round and round my head

When I need you
I really need you
I can't be sure that it won't hurt more

[Chorus: Mark Hockings & Richard Silverthorn]
It's just so hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears

It's just so hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears

It's just the wrong day for receiving
It's just the wrong day to believe in
In anything at all
To feel humble, to feel small
To feel grateful for the call

I thought I knew you better than
Anyone
I thought I knew you better than
(When the world is crashing)
Anyone
(Down around my ears)

It's just so hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears

It's just so hard to hear you
When the world is crashing down around my ears

I only wanted to hear
I thought I knew you better than
Anyone
I only wanted to hear
I thought I knew you better than
Anyone
I only wanted to hear
I thought I knew you better than
(When the world is crashing, when the world is crashing)
Anyone
(When the world is crashing down around my ears)
I only wanted to hear