I am skimming like a leaf On its back across the sidewalk I am sinking like a thief Twenty minutes after nightfall I'm shoe laces on the wall So put a nail right through the eyelet It's a thought best left for something never done And I know it's frightening to hear your own Your own voice for the first time Throwing paintings at the wall You don't understand the reason Motion pictures in the hall Moving shapes, can't tell the difference I'm an actor with no part So put a nail inside the socket It's a thought best left for something never done And I know it's frightening to hear your own Your own voice for the first time You knew every word or every motion like a book But now it's your voice for the first time Every little thing before it falls apart Tie a rope around before it starts to drop Find an empty space before it starts to shake Feeling good again but then I start to wake And I, I won't ever change And I, I won't ever change And I, I won't ever change And I, I won't ever change