[Verse 1] The room without mirrors I carry a color that no one can see A note in my chest That won't let me be Among a thousand faces In light and in glare I am a stranger Even when they're there [Pre-Chorus] It is a loneliness heavy and still To love in the silence against one's own will Where glances wander and never find rest For a world built for others At its very best [Chorus] I see their hands so open and wide While I walk the paths where I'm forced to hide A longing for skin for a heart's steady beat In a rhythm that others can never quite meet But perhaps the night is the only place Where my truth can find a bit of grace For the stars do not ask whom the heart holds dear They simply shine And let me be near
