Another day where I want to be someone but I need to be no one
A memory that plays like a movie & wants to remove me 

I request the wisdom to live with this weight on my chest ‘cause it’s holding me
I expect a window to show me something to save me

Another day where I need you to hold me but I want to be lonely
A memory that shouldn’t concern me but wants to control me
Another day where I want to be someone but I need to be no one
A memory that plays like a movie & wants to remove me 

I request the wisdom to live with this weight on my chest ‘cause it’s holding me
I expect a window to show me something to save me

Another Day

I’ve built a wall
And it’s not going to fall
So there’s no point pretending

Look at my hand
It is working the land
And I don’t need defending

I can do anything that I like
And I don’t need someone trying to save me
I’m doing fine

I work alone
As I gather my stone
And I’m keeping my distance

I’ve lived an age
I have worked for my wage
And I don’t need assistance

I can do anything that I like
And I don’t need someone trying to save me
I’m doing fine

Just as the air in my hair moves with ease
I want for nought and do as I please
I’ll be all right because I’ve built a wall and it’s not going to fall

I have a trade
And a life that I’ve made
So please stop condescending

Look at my hand
It is working the land
And I don’t need defending

I can do anything that I like
And I don’t need someone trying to save me
I’m doing fine

Anything I Like

On the last day of my number
I count as many pieces between the stones
On the beaches of the banks I walk along
And I don't think I'll miss this number when it's gone

No, it's not like you remember
I count as many right as I was wrong
And we did see we were dancing all along
So I don't think I'll miss that memory when it's gone

On the first day of my number
I count as many spaces between the lines
On the places of the table where we dine
And I think that I'll miss this number when it's not mine

Beachcombing

The sun is out and I am standing on the ground
When daylight changes into darkness 
I struggle to hear the sound

Of certainty that arrested me
When I saw you clearly
The moon illuminates my doubts
And I need you near me

The tide is low and I inspect the distant sand
The sunlight fades and water nears
And the ocean controls the land

A certainty that arrested me
When I saw you clearly
Has left me here on a windswept pier
And I need you near me

I need you near me

My mouth is dry and all my troubles weigh me down
The evening overtakes the day
And I’m still in my dressing gown

A certainty arrested me
When I saw you clearly
The vultures soar above my bed
And I need you near me

I need you near me

Arresting

She circles around
A thing she’s afraid of
And it’s gonna test
Whatever she’s made of
I tell her to build
A thing that she’s proud of
But she walks away as I begin to say:

Get out of your skull
And head for the ceiling
Come out of your shell
And into your feelings
You’re spinning around
A thing you created
I want to describe the world so you’ll believe
It tends to end up happily

I want to help you
I think I know how to
Give me a word that’s on your mind
I know the feeling
I get it all the time
I can describe what I do when it visits me
It tends to end eventually

I offer a hand
I think it’ll show her
I’m out of my depth
But I can go lower
She looks for a road
That cuts through the circle
And she walks away as I begin to say

Get out of your skull
And head for the ceiling
Come out of your shell
And into your feelings
You’re spinning around
A thing you created by yourself
I want to describe the world so you’ll believe
It tends to end up happily

I want to help you
I think I know how to
Give me a word that’s on your mind
I know the feeling
I get it all the time
I can describe what I do when it visits me
It tends to end eventually

Tends To End

When you hear the words that empty
Your windows of their water
I see you look away
As though you’re ashamed of your reaction

You wonder if I notice when you say
In that way
That there’s something in your eye
How it happens all the time
And it must be a dusty day

When a flood on television
Creates a real reflection
I see you look away
As though you’re afraid to show emotion

When a piece of a performance
Creates a chain reaction
I see you look away
As though you’re preparing for the ocean

You wonder if I notice when you say
In that way
That there’s something in your eye
How it happens all the time
And it must be a dusty day

It must be a dusty day
That put a teardrop
On your face

Dusty Day

Who do I think I’m facing now?
Silver glass reflecting someone new
Ultraviolet, infrared and you
And then just for a moment
I am questioning what’s true
When I look in the mirror

Who do I say I’m seeing now?
Silver glass reflecting back at me
Radiation waves behave peculiarly
And then just for a second
I doubt reality
When I look in the mirror

Who do I think is on my side?
Silver glass conceals what’s underneath
A simulation real enough to really deceive
And then just for a second
I’m not sure what I believe
When I look in the mirror

Why does it always stare at me?
Opposite the silver window pane
In reverse, but the same
Am I supposed to ever know who I see
When I look in the mirror

Donald Patrick

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