Behind the Music

[Verse 1] Behind every person there’s a shadow in the room It eats the edges slow while you’re tying up your shoes You smile for the camera but the cold is in your coat One day in your body is a promise, not a joke [Pre-Chorus] So we asked the dark why it knows our name We drew little circles around the pain [Chorus] Behind every person there’s a little death Behind every person we keep holding our breath So we made up meaning to make it less severe Behind every person philosophy was here [Verse 2] Stone on the table ink on a worn-out page Names for the falling names for the cage Someone said “What matters?” Someone said “Be kind” Someone lit a candle inside the mind [Pre-Chorus] We built a ladder from fear to a light Asked the same old question throughout the night [Chorus] Behind every person there’s a little death Behind every person we keep holding our breath So we made up meaning to make it less severe Behind every person philosophy was here [Bridge] If it’s all ending why do we begin? Why does the heart keep letting the world in? Maybe the answer isn’t a cure Maybe we name it to make it endure [Final Chorus] Behind every person there’s a little death Behind every person we keep holding our breath So we made up meaning to make it less severe Behind every person philosophy was here Behind every person philosophy was here