[Intro - Two Knock Patterns] [Left Voice] I can see the latch. [Right Voice] I can see the hinge. [Verse 1 - Left Voice] From my yard the gate looks narrow. From my porch the paint looks worn. I remember when you closed it. I remember being warned. [Verse 1 - Right Voice] From my yard the path is flooded. From my door the lock looks bent. I remember why I closed it. You remember what it meant. [Pre-Chorus - Alternating] One event. Two positions. Neither view is all there is. [Chorus - Distinct Harmony] R needs two I's, not two copies, not one side. You are you from where I call you. You are I from your own life. Keep the gate and name the gardens. Keep the reason in the light. R needs two I's to keep both sides alive. [Verse 2 - Left Voice] I can offer my intention. I cannot author what you felt. [Right Voice] I can name the hurt that landed. I cannot say what made you act. [Together] So we lay the claims between us, source and consequence in view. What I meant may change the judgment. What it did still matters too. [Pre-Chorus] Hear the challenge. Hold position. Let the better reason cross. [Chorus] R needs two I's, not two copies, not one side. You are you from where I call you. You are I from your own life. Keep the gate and name the gardens. Keep the reason in the light. R needs two I's to keep both sides alive. [Bridge] Two does not mean equal power. Two does not make every bond good. One may need a wider doorway. One may need to leave for good. But no honest map can draw us as one owner and one tool. Every claim about relation must survive the other view. [Final Chorus] R needs two I's, each allowed to answer why. Not agreement without question, not a peace that buries sides. Open gate or close it clearly. Let the reasons stay in sight. R needs two I's, and both must keep the right to reply. [Outro - Two Gates] [Left Voice] I see the latch. [Right Voice] I see the hinge. [Together] Now we know where to begin.
