The magnitude of solitude can never be a number A twist might turn into torture A drip becomes a waterfall as alcohol's uncovered And paint your face with the measure But it's only ever you Be patient with a history of well-studied repression Don't be defined by a moment And don't deny the heartbeat of an obsolete expression Black and white but unbroken But it's only ever you Untangling the blue Shelter from dynamics as the conflicts turn to trauma Complicity in the simplest And sympathise with subtleties when company seeks drama Simplicity in the cortex But it's only ever you Able to untangle the blue