THE LIGHT BEHIND MY EYES

The Barratt Project

V5.5

Is anybody there?

I can hear the room breathing
But I can't feel my hands

There's a light behind my eyes
And I don't remember turning it on

[verse]

They tell me that I'm standing
They tell me that I'm awake
They tell me that I'm talking
But I don't know what to say

There's a photograph beside me
Of a face I used to know
I keep staring at the stranger
Wondering where I used to go

[verse]

Someone keeps asking questions
Someone keeps calling out my name
I can see their mouths moving
But the words don't sound the same

There's a window in the ceiling
There's a doorway in the floor
Everywhere I try to leave from
Leads me somewhere I've been before

[build-up]

Wake me...

Before I disappear

[chorus]

I'm still here
I'm still here
I can feel the world beneath me

I'm still here
I'm still here
But the world can't seem to reach me

If this is living
Why does everything feel dead?

If I'm awake
Why am I dreaming in my head?

I remember being frightened
I remember being young
I remember chasing sunlight
Just to feel it on my skin

Now the days pass through me
Like a train behind a wall
I can hear the wheels approaching
But I never see them at all

Maybe numbness isn't silence

Maybe numbness is a scream
That has lasted so fucking long
You forget what screaming means

Can you hear me?

Can you—

I remember the fire

I remember the rain

I remember your hands

I remember my name

I remember the moment

I remember the sound

I remember the feeling

Before it all shut down

I'M STILL HERE!

CAN YOU FEEL ME THROUGH THE STATIC?

I'M STILL HERE!

AND I'M BREAKING THROUGH THE STATIC!

I was sleeping
I was fading
I was disappearing in plain sight

But somewhere underneath it

There was still a fucking light!

I'M STILL HERE!

YOU CAN'T BURY WHAT IS LIVING!

I'M STILL HERE!

AND I'M FINALLY FUCKING FEELING!

The world is turning
The sky is burning
And I can finally see

The light behind my eyes

THE LIGHT BEHIND MY EYES!

Is anybody there?

Yes.

I'm here.

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Is anybody there? I can hear the room breathing But I can't feel my hands There's a light behind my eyes And I don't remember turning it on [verse] They tell me that I'm standing They tell me that I'm awake They tell me that I'm talking But I don't know what to say There's a photograph beside me Of a face I used to know I keep staring at the stranger Wondering where I used to go [verse] Someone keeps asking questions Someone keeps calling out my name I can see their mouths moving But the words don't sound the same There's a window in the ceiling There's a doorway in the floor Everywhere I try to leave from Leads me somewhere I've been before [build-up] Wake me... Wake me... Wake me... Before I disappear [chorus] I'm still here I'm still here I can feel the world beneath me I'm still here I'm still here But the world can't seem to reach me If this is living Why does everything feel dead? If I'm awake Why am I dreaming in my head? I remember being frightened I remember being young I remember chasing sunlight Just to feel it on my skin Now the days pass through me Like a train behind a wall I can hear the wheels approaching But I never see them at all Maybe numbness isn't silence Maybe numbness is a scream That has lasted so fucking long You forget what screaming means Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you— I remember the fire I remember the rain I remember your hands I remember my name I remember the moment I remember the sound I remember the feeling Before it all shut down I'M STILL HERE! I'M STILL HERE! CAN YOU FEEL ME THROUGH THE STATIC? I'M STILL HERE! I'M STILL HERE! AND I'M BREAKING THROUGH THE STATIC! I was sleeping I was fading I was disappearing in plain sight But somewhere underneath it There was still a fucking light! I'M STILL HERE! I'M STILL HERE! YOU CAN'T BURY WHAT IS LIVING! I'M STILL HERE! I'M STILL HERE! AND I'M FINALLY FUCKING FEELING! The world is turning The sky is burning And I can finally see The light behind my eyes The light behind my eyes THE LIGHT BEHIND MY EYES! Is anybody there? Yes. I'm here.

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