Parallel

And when the building’s face collapsed
Disintegrated on the cold air
And when the tunnels became flooded
Is it weird I thought of you?
And how am I meant to establish a connection with frayed wire?
Some modern patchwork intervention could only imitate my gestures
And how I want to reclaim you
I think you know as well as I do
But can I live with this changed milieu?
Stuck in parallel, stuck in parallel
This is not the right way forward
I know but it’s hardwired now
To make an absence out of something
I’ve learned it’s in my nature
Unwinding notions you’ve always clung to
Falsified in the bare sun gonna have to
Invent some new reasons to get the old tasks done
(And how I want to reclaim you
I think you know as well as I do
But can I live with this changed milieu?
Stuck in parallel, stuck in parallel)
Motivation’s not a given like it was when you were young
Now that you have come to terms with all the ways that you were wrong
Small hands put up a good fight
Matching lungs can raise a shout
I can still see her, eyes squeezed shut
Against the glare off the glass ceiling
We are not the only ones to fall asleep wondering,
"Where have all the good ones gone?"
You’re welcoming in your own ways now
Filling in the shapes you’ve carved since you were born
I wanna know your thoughts, even though I’m scared of them
I’ve got an itch to chase you and see where I wind up
Could we start a revolution
Even if it’s just ours