The First to See [Verse 1] Every morning on the Eastern line, You sat where the window caught the sky, Clouds were drifting over fields of gray, Then one thin ray of gold came down your way. It rested softly in your hair, Like candlelight was waiting there, And I would watch from two seats away, Saving one small word for another day. [Pre-Chorus] A year of stations came and went, A year of courage never spent, As if tomorrow had agreed To wait forever there for me. [Chorus] I thought you were watching the horizon, I thought you saw the morning break, I never knew the dark behind Those glasses that you always wore. Oh, I had eyes and still was blind, You had no sight, yet somehow shined— Maybe love is blind, they say, But the heart's the first to see the way. [Verse 2] An old man held a worn-out case, A little girl, a book embraced, A hundred lives were rushing through The carriage like we always do. Where were they going? Where was I? Chasing hours beneath the sky, Trying to finish something true Before the final train comes through. And suddenly I understood: Time never promised that it would Bring back the words we were afraid To speak today some other day. [Pre-Chorus] So I crossed that narrow aisle, A year's delay in every mile, Sat beside you, tried to speak— But all my brave words turned weak. [Chorus] I thought you were watching the horizon, I thought you saw the morning break, I never knew the world you carried Past the darkness in your way. Oh, I had eyes and still was blind, You had no sight, yet somehow shined— Maybe love is blind, they say, But the heart's the first to see the way. [Bridge] Then the bell rang for your station, You rose before I found my line, I stepped aside and cleared the doorway, Wishing I could slow down time. Then from beside you came a white cane, Touching gently step by step— And every picture I had painted Broke apart inside my head. You walked alone into the daylight, Calm as if you knew it well, And I stood frozen in the doorway With a thousand words I couldn't tell. [Breakdown] You never saw my face... But did I ever see you? You never saw that distant sky... I was the one who dreamed it for you. [Final Chorus] I thought you were watching the horizon, Now the horizon looks at me, Asking how a man with open eyes Could take a year to truly see. You had no eyes for my reflection, I had no courage for your soul, But somewhere between two passing stations Something broken became whole. Maybe love is blind, they say, Maybe that's only half the truth— For eyes can stare a lifetime long And never see what's passing through. [Outro] The train moved on, you disappeared, The empty seat stayed next to me, And through the glass I whispered softly: You couldn't see me... but I was the blind one. Because the eyes may find the light— But the heart... the heart's the first to see.
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