if this is all a part of me
some solipsistic fever dream
why do I choose to manifest
this soul destroying loneliness

reality does not reflect
my deep desire to connect
so I have reached the conclusion
I must not be the only one

could I see
all the beauty within me
with my eyes open?

I want to love and be loved too
that's more than I can ask of you

I want you to care about me
and make me your priority

maybe I can't find the words
maybe it's more than I deserve

but all the silence in the world
won't hide my eyes
that tell the truth

I like being understood by you
It's a rare experience for me
I want to understand you too
But if you wanted to be understood
You would be

all alone
in the infinite darkness
I reach out my hand

I was always different
in my own infinite little ways
and though I am still very strange
the way I live my life has changed

now I have many different friends
who like me how I really am
and do not ask me to pretend
they listen and they understand

but often even now
I am around people who aren't like that
and every now and then
I feel like I am that weird kid again

but then with my real friends
I am so happy to come back
I hope I never will forget
how much it matters to have friends like that

I had forgotten
day by day
there was a world beyond this labyrinth
until you lit a fire
and lit up a whole world of stars

a sea of half-remembered echoes
whispers through these halls
but in this darkness
I will walk through walls
just to follow the fire