I've got a thought that maybe someone could be cold
on a day with the sun and a breeze with the heat from the coast
I've got a thought that maybe rules keep us free
Maybe blinds help us see
And maybe you could rescue me
I've got a thought that maybe major could be sad
And the good could be bad
But only if it is the current fad

I was lost in a lifeless life
Caught in a daze
Where every single day was darker than night
Then I opened my gaze to the sun

Look, look, look all around
Through the silence your voice is the only sound
My final question is "am I really alive?"
But as soon as I look at you I know the answer

I've got a thought that maybe smiles could bring life
And the casting of a shadow tells the difference between wrong and right
And wrong or right I'll keep calling around
They may all shake their heads
But they don't know what they're talking about
Oh no, what they're talking about
I can't pretend like I fully understand
But I will figure it out

I was lost in a lifeless life
Caught in a daze
Where every single day was darker than night
Then I opened my gaze to the sun
Then I opened my gaze

Look, look, look all around
Through the silence your voice is the only sound
My final question is "am I really alive?"
But as soon as I look at you I know the answer

And all the questions of the world could never hold the mystery
I am all focused on the truth even though it isn't easy
Look at the sunrise, as the sun pours down on me
Look at the sunrise, cause I am free

Look, look, look all around
Through the silence your voice is the only sound
My final question is "am I really alive?"
But as soon as I look at you I know the answer
Look, look, look all around
Through the silence your voice is the only sound
My final question is "am I really alive?"
But as soon as I look at you I know the answer


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