From My Corner

I’ve got a chair by the windowpane Where the light comes soft with the falling rain People rush like they’re chasing time While I trace old scars in a crooked line The traffic hums like a distant prayer But nobody notices I’m there Just a shadow where the silence stays Counting cracks in the passing days I’m not hiding, I just learned Some fires burn quieter when they burn Watching the world from my corner Seeing the sparks and the smoke Everyone talking louder and louder While I live inside what’s unspoken I wave through the glass but nobody sees How heavy the quiet can be Watching the world from my corner As it keeps spinning without me There’s a kid downstairs with a paper kite Trying to fly it into the night And a couple fighting by the old cafe Throwing words they can’t take away Somebody’s laughing two streets down Like they found something worth being found And I wonder if I missed my turn Or if this ache is something you earn I’ve seen dreamers come and go Some burn bright, some just burn slow Watching the world from my corner Seeing the sparks and the smoke Everyone reaching higher and higher While I’m tangled up in the ropes I know every face but they don’t know me Just a ghost in the balcony seats Watching the world from my corner As it keeps spinning without me But maybe this room ain’t a prison Maybe it’s somewhere to heal Maybe the people who stand in the shadows Still got a heart beating real And maybe one night I’ll open the door Step past the fear and the frame Stop being the man in the corner And let somebody call my name No more watching the world from my corner No more drifting alone I wanna stand in the middle of something Even if it cuts to the bone Cause life isn’t meant to be seen through a screen Or measured in what could have been I’m done watching the world from my corner I’m finally walking in