At some point I got too big for the space under your bed Biting ankles didn't suit me so I moved to your closet I know the feeling I know you're scared 'cause somebody scared me too Funny, I used to be a lot like you 'Til I turned into something else Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me, oh Please don't be afraid of me Don't be afraid of me I'm trying but I know that look I learned to love what I had A troubled little thing trying to claw through the cracks, oh Fact is that people will hurt you, and it has absolutely nothing to do with you I know the feeling Healing over and hardening, sharpening Sometimes I'm unrecognizable Like I turned into someone else Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me, oh Please don't be afraid of me Don't be afraid of me I'm trying but I know that look Whoa, living by light through the keyhole What if I've become the one I've been running from? Open the door to a tiptoe What's that? I thought your eyes were closed But you can see me oh god you can see me oh no Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me Please don't be afraid of me, oh Please don't be afraid of me Don't be afraid of me I'm trying but I know that look