Imagining Distance

[Verse 1] The factory clock kept ticking softly Near the end of the morning crowd He stacked plates behind the counter While conversations drifted loud An architect unfolded blueprints A teenager stared at the floor Cars sprayed silver through the crosswalk Everyone chasing something more [Chorus] Nobody notices the turning No fireworks No parade Just a quiet hand reaching outward In a place where hope had faded A window left unlocked A voice saying “don’t give up” And after years of standing still He began imagining distance [Verse 2] The people he knew kept moving onward New addresses, newer plans He stayed suspended in the middle With unanswered questions in his hands One snowy evening after sunset A stranger lingered by the door Beside an unfinished crossword puzzle She wrote a thought and nothing more: [Chorus] Nobody notices the turning No fireworks No parade Just a quiet hand reaching outward In a place where hope had faded “You matter more than you believe” Ink pressed lightly through the page And after years of looking downward He finally met his own reflection [Bridge] The trains rolled through the darkness The skyline flickered bright Everybody wore conviction Beneath the neon and the light Maybe certainty is borrowed Maybe everybody bends Maybe strength is showing up tired And trying one more time again [Chorus] Nobody notices the turning No fireworks No parade Just a quiet hand reaching outward In a place where hope had faded A window left unlocked A voice saying “don’t give up” And after years of standing still He began imagining distance