Inner Divide

06/09/2008

Quiet calm, quiet smile
Let's just run away
Quiet charm, we lay unharmed
I'd do this every day

Nothing protects or separates
We've set up no boundaries
The walls have crumbled, fallen down
It's only you and me

Situations have arised
They've broken down many before
But while you're near and I'm right here
I'll keep coming back for more

Lazy afternoons pass by
I'll be here till morning time
There's so much left to say and do
And so much we have to find

I wish the signs on the highway
Just told me where to go
I wish it was easy to see what I see
I wish everyone could just know

A half second increase in a heart beat
Doesn't seem like that much
But it speeds up as the world slows down
At the very slightest touch

There's a whole world left to understand
And I don't want to know it all
But I want to feel Venice's waters
And walk on China's wall

I want to be sure of myself
Never second guess a decision
If the world's going to tear me apart
I'll leave my own incision

I don't expect everyone to accept
What's taking place inside me
But I trust they'll soon come around
Before my mind starts to divide me

A picture that catches us mid laugh
It hangs up on my wall
I'll never be too far to return
I'll always answer your call

Circled destinations on a map
There's no map to my mind
I'm going all out, I'm outliving doubt
There's so much out there to find

It's the life changing moment
It's gone and snuck up on you
Don't kid yourself about bravery
None of us know what to do

Those memories serve as an elastic
To snap us back into place
We'll be so far, we'll be apart
But I'll always return for your face

There's so much taking me away from here
Enough to keep me out for a while
But a look at you guarantees my return
Quiet calm, quiet smile.