We make ourselves a place apart br Behind light words that tease and flout, br But oh, the agitated hear br Till someone really find us out. br br 'Tis pity if the case require br (Or so we say) that in the end br We speak the literal to inspire br The understanding of a friend. br br But so with all, from babes that play br At hid-and-seek to God afar, br So all who hide too well away br Must speak and tell us where they are.