Out of Phase

Verse 1 I step onto the pavement, but my footfall makes no sound Walking through the crowds that spin the merry-go-round You catch my eye and look right through to the brick wall behind Like a faint radio signal that you can't quite find The clocks are ticking forward but I’m caught between the gears Speaking in a frequency that nobody hears Chorus Because I’m out of phase, drifting from the lines Living in the spaces that the day defines Just a second late, a fraction to the left A silhouette of motion, of regular breath You move in the light, I fade in the gray A million miles apart, just inches away Verse 2 The television's humming with a picture crisp and clear But I am just the blur before the images appear I reach to turn the handle, but my fingers slip right through I’m a different shade of color in a world of perfect blue You’re humming to a rhythm that I used to understand Now I’m trying to sketch the music with water in my hand Chorus Because I’m out of phase, drifting from the lines Living in the spaces that the day defines Just a second late, a fraction to the left A silhouette of motion, of regular breath You move in the light, I fade in the gray A million miles apart, just inches away Bridge It’s not a matter of distance It’s a matter of time Two different versions of the very same line We’re overlapping but we never intersect The right words spoken to a null effect Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break (Visual) The scenery blurs, slipping gears, overlapping frames Chorus And I’m still out of phase, drifting from the lines Living in the spaces that the day defines Just a second late, a fraction to the left A silhouette of motion, of regular breath You move in the light, I fade in the gray A million miles apart, just inches away Outro Inches away... Caught in the stutter. The signal is dropping. Turn the dial, but the noise keeps stopping. Out of phase. Out of phase. Just a second late.