Whisper in the Wings

Verse 1 To be half full or be half empty Is there a choice that we can make If reason is the slave of passion An act of will is just a fake Verse 2 Together; poles apart and drifting The same world viewed so differently And lives reduced to message passing And stale familiarity Verse 3 And your eyes glaze with deep resentment Those eyes can gaze an eagle blind And so I spread my expectations And less from more; I am resigned verse 4 Day after day we’re treading water And now we’re drowning; need some air And truly, hell is other people No silent thoughts that we can share Chorus We talk and whisper in the wings We talk but noone’s listening I want I want to say it right Cos I cant be with you tonight Verse 5 Of our exchange in body language We posture lying as book-ends Across the bed as in the mirror As we reflect; as we pretend