Cat's Cradle [SSC6 Style Swap Challenge]

[instrumental] [verse] I passed you as I ran on the single track trail your footsteps echoed (echoed) like a half-remembered song. [verse] You didn’t know me Or even really see me but I cradled your fantasy as I ran through your heart tenderly (tenderly) [guitar riff] [chorus] I me you you me I We are tied (tied) We could be soulmates Not the red string of fate But the collage of time passing Crisscrossing old selves I am your future ghost you me I I me you [verse] We meet a thousand times city, mountain, in between Weaving an incoherent dream Stitching together all the scenes [verse] You passed me as you ran blindly, chasing something (something) you could not name (was it faith?) I bow down before your work [verse] I was birthed from every second of your work (work work) When the start matches the finish Every ascent has an equal descent [guitar riff] [chorus] I me you you me I We are tied (tied) We could be soulmates Not the red string of fate But the collage of time passing Crisscrossing old selves I am your future ghost you me I I me you [verse] Blisters burst, tendons strain Pain as an investment? So be it— train incremental for each gain train so savage in the rain (the rain) [verse] You know you will never know me Just as I know I will never know her But I sprint past the ticker tape And we are all here together (Compressed into the same second) [whispered] I me you (I me you) you me I [verse] Nothing ever came easy What tapestry do we weave? It is a life impromptu, a waking dream conceived. [whispered] I me you (I me you) you me I [guitar solo] [spoken] Is this incredibly stupid and crazy? [laughter] [spoken] Yes, and keep going! [guitar riffs] [guitar finale]