Parallel Lines

(Verse 1)

Peering through the window, the first morning light
I tie my hair with an old red string and head out with a sigh
I used to fall asleep and dream I'd wake in this city
But it's far too full of life to even notice me

Another dinner spent in awkward silence faking smiles
Another subway ride avoiding glancing up at vacant eyes
I wonder, can you ever really know someone?
The little voice that says "yes" isn't mine

(Pre Chorus)

And the scariest thought is that the thing I'm trying to find
Is something I've forgotten and already left behind

(Chorus)

There is a question deeper than my bones
The answer is something I once had known
When the sun touches the ocean
And they paint the world in golden
If only for a moment, you could say the stars aligned
Then I looked up at the darkening sky and cried

(Verse 2)

Before I knew my own name, something else was there
The feeling that this life was something I was meant to share
Being who I am means everything I was
Is reflected back at me from somebody I loved

But these days I hardly recognize the mirror's face
And so I seek that missing piece in every stranger's gaze
In this city where space and time converge like subway lines
Is it crazy to imagine one of these souls might fit mine?

(Pre Chorus)

And the scariest thought is that the thing I'm trying to find
Is something I've forgotten and already left behind

(Chorus)

There is a question deeper than my bones
The answer is something I once had known
When our eyes fluttered opened
At the same time, tears flowing
If only for a moment, you could say our hearts aligned
Only in dreams can you cross a parallel line

(Bridge)

Unravel and intertwine
The echoes of your voice compel us both toward twilight
Beneath a single sky
This is the only place where I'll feel your hand in mine
"I love you" was all you left behind

(Chorus)

There is a question deeper than my bones
The answer is something I once had known
When you passed by in slow motion
And I asked your name, not knowing
That this would be the moment, finally our worlds aligned
How could I not recognize my parallel line?