I've seen those eyes before Drowning in patched-up paddle boats With promises of tomorrow slipping down your face Like saline shipwrecks fleeing harbor And greeting the ocean floor with damaged handshakes And now you're hopeless Focused on could have been's and maybe one day's Knowing one day Swelled up storm clouds Could slide through your cheek bones Like sunshowers preventing your skyline parades But I see you still searching for rainbows Covering your face with two handfuls of imagination Daydreaming of days where technicolor dreamcoats Become wrapped around your soul Like tuxedos for the bold
I've seen those arms before Deafeated willow branches in the moonlight Rebellious to rise upright And now you're tired Only fired up when your flesh Converts to kindling on a campfire Building sparks that shimmer for seconds When your light deserves a lifetime But I see you still inclined to shine brightly Trying to assign meaning to your life with two inspired limbs That can freely build bridges or climb mountaintops Clinging onto hope with sturdy fists Exploring the peaks of your potential
I've seen those legs before Tattered toothpicks on prom night Frozen in stage fright on the dance floor Pressing muted prayers with each footstep Into creaky floorboards waiting for silence to ensue And now you're nervous You're certain those two left feet can't possibly find the rhythm So your shoes are the victims of bashfulness Fearing one false step will uproot your jitterbugs And place them alongside the butterflies in your stomach But I see you still owning your insecurities Because you know you're alive just fine
I see you You are who I envisioned you to be I see you Brushstrokes of imperfections shaded in perfectly I see you It's more than just your typical hello It's a phrase for all of us to speak solely with our souls It can make you feel at home at the center of your bones When all your hope is lost and there's no where left to go So when I greet you Listen carefully This is a reminder that your eyes can be thunderous Your arms can be victorious And your legs can be ambitious Your presence is necessary for this discussion And your essence is accepted here Let me speak your spirit into existence Seeing is believing And believe me I see you