[Intro] They gave me a window And called it the world I leaned to the side And saw it turn [Verse 1] I noticed the bruise beneath the joke The bent nail holding up the sign While everyone agreed the room was fine I heard the small unsaid things Gather under every table And carried them home in my coat They said, “You make it harder” They said, “Just let it be” But the cracks were drawing maps Only I could see [Pre-Chorus] It hurts to stand where no one stands To speak in shapes they cannot name But every odd angle in my sight Shows where the walls can change [Chorus] I see it sideways I see what could be The cost is a distance That follows me But strange is a doorway Cut through the stone I ache at the edges Then bring the walls down [Verse 2] I felt the cold seat left for me The careful pause after my words The way a room can close without a sound Still I kept the crooked sketch Of a kinder kind of living And drew the missing doors around You called me difficult I called it noticing The rules were made by someone They can be remade by us [Pre-Chorus] It hurts to stand where no one stands To speak in shapes they cannot name But every odd angle in my sight Shows where the walls can change [Chorus] I see it sideways I see what could be The cost is a distance That follows me But strange is a doorway Cut through the stone I ache at the edges Then bring the walls down [Bridge] Some days I want the easy room The chair pulled close, the welcome plain To leave the questions at the door And not explain my face again But you were there, with tired eyes Still holding out your hand So I will keep the view I have And help you understand [Final Chorus] We see it sideways We see what could be The cost is the distance We carry unseen But strange is a doorway Wide enough now We ache at the edges And change the way through [Outro] I see it sideways You’re not alone The world can be wider Than the rooms we were shown
