Today or tomorrow / A difference that I can’t explain
Numbness or sorrow / A difference that feels the same
A misheard word, your namesake in a crowd
Reduces my world to one sweet sound
The real and the absurd, they lift up their shroud
Meaning becomes memory, a face that’s not found
Love or barter / a difference that I can’t explain
Victim or martyr / a difference that feels the same
My heart is full because my hands are not
Easy words with friends have become a disguise
And I feel the pull of a pain that won’t stop
I can face the mirror, but I can’t face my eyes
Courtesy or kindness / a difference that I can’t explain
Darkness or blindness / a difference that feels the same
If only I could keep time with place
Give my love to a world that would return it in kind
If only you would put your hand on my face
Look me in the eye, kiss me one more time
Courtesy or kindness / a difference that I can’t explain
Numbness or sorrow / a difference that feels the same