With open hands I hold out a light
Hold out a light that is so unbearably bright
So bright it scares you
It frightens you away
Please don't go
Please don't go
This world is so dark
So dark and cold, but if you stay
I'll concede to your demands
And encircle it with my hands
Skin is cracked and palms are burning
It's fine 'cause I'm the only one I'm hurting
There's comfort in bathing in a light so diffuse
Now I see you have the same idea
Stifled splendor; human panacea
Yeah we both know it's sad but our
Our piercing rays must be subdued
I'll obey all your commands
And encircle it with my hands
Perhaps then we'll look and linger
When the light between my fingers
Bleeds through just a bit
Wouldn't that be
Wouldn't that be more appropriate?
We'll concede to your demands
And encircle it with our hands
Then we can be ourselves, but only second rate
Passionate fervor we won't tolerate
Because it's so much easier
To live in shadow than to live alone
You've got to
Throw out the melody, stay safe in a drone
I'll only hide the parts that set me apart
You'll censor yourself to keep me around
And we will
Never go swimming and so we'll never drown
The ground is pale and hard, but at least we all get along
What I've become won't make you uncomfortable
We're still who we are, just less than we were before
Perhaps then you'll look and linger
When the light between my fingers
Perhaps then we'll look and linger
When the light between our fingers
Bleeds through just a bit
Wouldn't that be more appropriate?
Perhaps then we'll look and linger
When the light between our fingers
Bleeds through just a bit
We could all more easily fit
In a world so dimly lit
Yeah, that sounds more appropriate