There's a piece of me in Brooklyn
Though my home remains upstate
A copy of my heart and kindness
Look into his eyes, you'll find it
There's a piece of me in Brooklyn
I walk down Catherine Road
And though no one is with me
I am hardly alone
I walk down Catherine Road
See him skate on the pavement
And her face in the window
And oh I love them more than words can sound
A two-way road where we have built our house
We'll come and go but never leave this town
I walk down, I walk down
There's a piece of me in LA
Learning who it is she'll be
And just how I'm a part of more
From all the pieces in their place before
There's a piece of me in LA
(Chorus as before)
If you look at your love
Look at your life
Always start behind
Relive the world inside
Look at your love
To yourself be kind
If you're looking at life
Look at mine
(Chorus as before)
And oh they love me more than words can sound
Take what they learned and watch them build a house
And Catherine Road is where we broke that ground
I walk down, I walk down
I lost my friend
She was the only one I had
I can't pretend this room gets any warmer
So what now then?
These nights are so much longer
I needed her
'cause another makes us stronger
Just listen there's a voice and I feel so scared
Cause I'm not so sure just who is there
Or who'll care for me
So I hide, run away, find shelter and pray
Cause I'm not so sure what's beyond today
If I wait it out will I make it out?
I miss my friend
I found a friend
Someone who really needed it
What she has seen
Can it take on a new meaning?
Just listen for my voice when you feel so scared
Or you're not so sure if someone's there
To take care of you
I said listen for my voice and wait for my touch
Cause I know if I'm gonna earn your trust I must care for you
And I'll gladly do
I found a friend
Sleep in peace, my friend
Where it's warm inside
Oh you'll be safe the rest of your life
Sleep in peace, my friend
While the days go by
I promise I'll be here at your side
Sleep in peace, my friend
You can close your eyes
You'll feel this love the rest of your life
Well you and I live in a deck of cards
We're dealt around a hand of life
That shuffles who we are
We play endless games
Dealt out endless ways
Pair me up with all the other hearts
The rules say that you can't remember them
The cat says with her eyes she
Understands her life has been
Part of endless games
Beautiful and strange
I can feel our lives entangling
We were with them all last time
We move as a group
No one's ever gone for good
I need that to be understood
Our world is only one of many planes
This life is just a frame inside a reel
And never-ending moving pictures
Cast and scored reveal
All the endless ways
To project our frames
Of familiar faces with new names
Next time around
Maybe I'm your brother
Next time around
Maybe we're each other
It won't make a difference to me
All of us are only truly energy
Try to keep an eye out for me
There's no ending to this story
I can't keep my words from firing
Another social siren called on me
And now you too will see
How I can't look you in the eye
Until I try then think too hard about
How we both see my doubt
No I will never be more
I'll never be no more
I will never be normal
No more I will never be more
I'll never be no more
I can never be normal
I've got a lot to say
If it's okay
I can explain it
No more I will never be more
I'll never be…
Normal...
Try? I swear to God I'm trying
Surrounded by reminders every day
The Post-Its I've betrayed
I could finally start on time
But I would rather breathe in my own lies
Than see myself comply
(Chorus as before)
It's been a long time since I looked inside and took a reading
It's been a long time since I put some polish on
New chemicals are needed
Serotonin still depleted
And though I sound defeated
Without knowing why
Oh I embrace that I...
(Chorus as before)
Oh the shape that you can see
Just another side of me
Hello
Well if you wanna follow me here
You're the one I choose
You make me new, dear
I know
Maybe I'm on another plane
But still our shadows look the same
And I will lean in
Oh the shape that you can see
Just another side of me
And the shape I claimed to be
Was only the space surrounding me
Fold me up orthogonally
I'm only origami
And I can be what you can make of me
Let go
You told me hold your pride and slowly
I'm erasing the lines that shade me lonely
In time
When I unpack who I have been
Retrace the creases on my skin
I'll say that was me then
(Chorus as before)
As a sheet I learned to fold
As a box I learned to hold another
Piece that's on its way
Now as a paper boat I float
As a crane I'll hold a stone
And wear my age in faded lines
Oh the shape that you can see
Just another side of me
And the shape that I claimed to be
Was only my fake geometry
Fold me up orthogonally
I'm only origami
And I can be what you can make of me
The point of our lives that we decide
To point out our lies that we can find
At points on our lines where we divide
We go full circle