[TITLE: THE FRIENDS WHO SEE YOU] [ARTIST: Earthling] [Verse 1] Hey, my friend, have you ever seen What it looks like to be me? Learning little things by daylight I had only lived inside my dreams. Hey, my friend, we can’t be that different— Aren’t we both just drifting through? I’ve spent my life trying to hear a song That sounds a little like the truth. [Chorus] Find the friends who see you, Who let the whole of you come through. The late arrivals, strange directions, Every little sound you knew. Let it roll, let it flow, Let the pieces find their place. Find the friends who see you And don’t ask you to erase your face. [Verse 2] I’ve been late and late and late again, Lost a detail, found a sky. There’s traffic moving through my mind While three new roads go rushing by. You can call it hesitation; I call it taking in the view. I’m a creature made for making things, And I’m still making my way through. [Chorus] Find the friends who see you, Who let the whole of you come through. The late arrivals, strange directions, Every little sound you knew. Let it roll, let it flow, Let the pieces find their place. Find the friends who see you And don’t ask you to erase your face. [Bridge — spoken, then sung] Well, you know, I’m okay. Some days I even like it this way. Turn it on, turn it up, turn it off— There’s so much beautiful stuff. And there goes Mr. Metaphor again, Making a doorway out of air. If the words come out all sideways, Maybe stay and meet me there. [Final Verse] I can hear my father’s voice sometimes In the tone I didn’t mean to use. So look a little deeper than the words Before you decide what’s true. What sounds like anger may be aching. What sounds like distance may be fear. If you listen for the heart beneath it, You might find I’m still right here. [Final Chorus] Find the friends who see you, And try to see them clearly too. Let it roll, let it flow— There’s a song still coming through.
