[Intro: Fingerpicked open G guitars, cajon thump, airy concert flute melody] (Spoken) "You’ve got your variables... I’ve got mine. Different numbers on the page, living on the same line." [Verse 1] You were multiplied by sorrow, I was factored by the wind, Carrying the tally marks of where we’ve both been. Different fractions of the light, different angles on the floor, Adding up the balance sheet right outside the door. You carry scars in your division that I might never see, And all the rough remainders that were handed down to me. We argue over integers and argue over signs, Forgetting that we’re standing on the exact same lines! [Pre-Chorus] [Piano climbs; flute harmonizes in thirds] Just because your total isn't matching up to mine, Doesn’t mean the truth inside your blueprint isn't fine... Look across the space! [Chorus] [FULL ACOUSTIC BAND, PUNCHY CAJON, THREE-PART HARMONY] I SEE YOU! WALKING THROUGH THE DAY! ANOTHER LIVING NUMBER TRYING TO FIND A WAY! WE ARE THE SUM OF EVERY LESSON THAT WE KNEW, DIFFERENT IN THE VALUE, BUT THE HEART RUNS TRUE! CAUSE NUMBERS DON'T DIVIDE WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, THEY STAND BESIDE EACH OTHER TILL THE WHOLE THING IS ONE! YEAH, I SEE YOU! LIVING IN THE FRAME! DIFFERENT EQUATION, BUT THE SPIRIT IS THE SAME! [Verse 2] A city isn't gravel, and a nation isn't stone, It's millions of equations trying not to feel alone. If you trip upon a zero and you stumble in the street, I don’t look away because your tally ain't complete. Civics ain't a lecture and it isn't written laws, It’s reaching out a hand across the fractures and the flaws. Numbers lean together just to bear a heavy weight, That's the basic rule of nature sitting by the gate! [Chorus] [FULL ENSEMBLE ROAR, SOARING HARMONIES] I SEE YOU! WALKING THROUGH THE DAY! ANOTHER LIVING NUMBER TRYING TO FIND A WAY! WE ARE THE SUM OF EVERY LESSON THAT WE KNEW, DIFFERENT IN THE VALUE, BUT THE HEART RUNS TRUE! CAUSE NUMBERS DON'T DIVIDE WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, THEY STAND BESIDE EACH OTHER TILL THE WHOLE THING IS ONE! YEAH, I SEE YOU! LIVING IN THE FRAME! DIFFERENT EQUATION, BUT THE SPIRIT IS THE SAME! [Bridge] [Solo acoustic guitar and piano chords] (Quiet spoken whisper) "I don't need your total to look like my own. I just need to know you're not walking it alone. That's what numbers do... they add up." [Chorus] [MAXIMUM ACOUSTIC ENERGY, TAMBOURINE CLATTER] I SEE YOU! WALKING THROUGH THE DAY! ANOTHER LIVING NUMBER TRYING TO FIND A WAY! WE ARE THE SUM OF EVERY LESSON THAT WE KNEW, DIFFERENT IN THE VALUE, BUT THE HEART RUNS TRUE! CAUSE NUMBERS DON'T DIVIDE WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, THEY STAND BESIDE EACH OTHER TILL THE WHOLE THING IS ONE! YEAH, I SEE YOU! LIVING IN THE FRAME! DIFFERENT EQUATION, BUT THE SPIRIT IS THE SAME! [Outro] [Soft fingerpicking, gentle flute outro] (Spoken) "I see you, neighbor." [Final ringing open G chord] [End]
