Looking Glass

day break on the city streets from the corner of her eye

pass the man who holds the box he'll try to get inside

faces look back at me from their places on the wall

above the girl who held the shiny looking glass



she said

all faces in here, have an undercoat of blue

if you look real close with this glass of mine

you can pick out every hue

i took the glass from her hand and held it to the sky

i took one glimpse, i slipped and fell

into the other side

 

CHORUS

sometimes i can't see how far we've come

sometimes i feel like me body's gone numb

sometimes i can't see how far we've come

but i step back, and i look again

and my chains come undone



back out on the sidewalk now crashing through the night

feel first breath of air bringing in the sun

on the bench ahead a man sat, playing national guitar

i didn't recognize the tune but i dropped change in his jar



the first notes to hit my ears didn't sound quite right

but i let the sound wash over me

and it got me through the night



CHORUS



(solo)



step inside take a look at the tapestry untied

sadly saw the details that occupy your mind

can you see a picture that is coming into view

the journey started long ago, now see the story through



see, see, see how far we've come

feel, feel, feel what has begun

we can be, be, be headed towards the sun

if we free ourselves from these chains