Careful

Am I the only one who thought this was about an eating disorder?

I settled down A twisted up frown Disguised as a smile, well You would have never known

This person is hiding their depression behind a smile, and nobody ever figured it out.

I had it all But not what I wanted Cause hope for me Was a place uncharted And overgrown

This person supposedly had it all, (good family, good home, money) but also demons living in their head {but not what I wanted} They think there is no hope.

You'd make your way in I'd resist you just like this

The demons made their way into this person's brain, and they would resist but they are starting to agree

You can't tell me to feel The truth never set me free So, I did it myself

Maybe someone else knows about this, and they're trying to help this person, but they're resisting it. The "truth", (just eat healthy and exercise and you'll lose weight) wasn't working, so they found their own method (eating disorder)

You can't be too careful anymore When all that is waiting for you Won't come any closer You've got to reach out a little more More More More, more

This person isn't being careful, because they want to lose weight. And you've got to try harder (reach farther) or it won't work.

Open your eyes like I opened mine It's only the real world, A life you will never know

This person sees the world as it is, in it's full ugliness. But other people have a hard time seeing it for some reason, and some will never figure it out.

Shifting your weight To throw off the pain Well You can ignore it But, only for so long

This one just SCREAMS eating disorder to me. "Shifting your weight to throw off the pain" Losing weight so they demons in your head won't attack you so much. You try to ignore them and live a happy life, but they get to you, and break you down.

You look like I did You resist me just like this

Maybe someone else who went through the same thing knows, and they're remembering how they once were, and how they refused help.

You can't tell me to heal And, it hurts remembering How it felt to shut down

Again, here, this person is refusing help, and maybe they were lower, and they're remembering how it was when they were completely cut off to the world, and just totally depressed.

This is just how I saw it.