In an effort to be seen
Inside out and complete
I walked you down every river on the hillside
From headwaters to sea
Stopping at each standing pool
To listen as the mountain top
Come down slowly over centuries
A settle in the bed rock
With every hope that you would look
Directly at the sun I held
I led you with eyes wide open
Leaving stars and sleep someone else
40 days without the nights
It's a race that can't be won
Now in my dreams I sort memories
Looking for evidence of love
And my dreams keep telling stories
Of what's been seen and learned
And done and earned
And the face of someone I don't know
Is speaking all your words
We should have talked about the darkness
I convinced myself we did
But In the fire of conversation
I burned up everything unsaid
Love is an overwhelming noise
That only two people can hear
But even love can be drowned up
By the steady hum of fear