Your easy laughter br Your jokes and smiles br And your jovial manner br Makes me feel so good, so comfortable… br And like a snail br I crawl br Out towards you… br br But the ways of the world br And the complexities br Of the human mind br Make me feel so apprehensive, so terrified… br And like a snail br I keep br My shell handy, very close to myself…. br br To retreat into just in case br your soothing smile br changes into a devilish sneer br and your friendly hand br stretches itself out br to kill, br to snuff the very life out of me.