Chapter 1 — I See You

[spoken-word half spok half sing feel really slowly talk , first-person] [Intro — barely a whisper, warm, slow] Come closer... You don't have to hide anymore... I know you're there... I've always known... [Verse 1] I know you've been waiting In the quiet places Behind the busy days Behind the doing and the managing I know you've been knocking In the headaches In the tightness in my chest In the tears that come from nowhere I hear you now I feel you now And I am not going to look away Not this time [Mantra x3] I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you... I see you... I finally see you [Verse 2] You have been so patient Sending me signals Whispering, then calling Then screaming through my body And I kept going to the doctor I kept trying to fix the symptoms I kept trying to make the noise stop Not knowing the noise was you Forgive me for taking so long Forgive me for not understanding That every ache, every anxiety Every sudden wave of sadness Was just you Saying one thing Over and over again Please... see me [Mantra x3] I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you... I see you... I finally see you [Bridge — soft, like kneeling down to a child's level] I'm here now I'm sitting down I'm not rushing anywhere I'm not checking my phone I'm not trying to fix you I'm just... looking at you And what I see... Is someone who deserved so much more Than to be invisible You are not invisible to me Not anymore [Final Mantra x3 — very slow, like a lullaby] I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you. I see you. I finally see you I see you... I see you... I finally see you