(Verse ) I live in one of those beautiful places People drive for miles just to be And I see them smiling across my lake But I never feel just as free So I wonder why I can’t feel When my photos are the envy of them all As I tell my distant friends, no that’s not a filter It really looks that pretty here in the fall So I got a job at Disney, cuz I love the puzzles Of others’ smiles and dopamine hits But I’ve never really experienced the magic I just liked dreaming up the tricks Then I became a scholar who reads more books About books than any real fictitious stories Now the only time I kind of feel Is when I’m working in my laboratories (Chorus) Cuz it’s like there’s a thick glass pane Between the world and me And it magnifies everything And it helps me see But it’s cold and it divides And I cannot get through So I can never ever really be With you (Verse) And now my house is full of the best stuff They say I am such a connoisseur But I collect and capture beauty Like a detached photographer Trying to find the one pretty shot To inspire that perfect glowing poem To dazzle others’ open hearts But never feel it in my own (Chorus) Cuz it’s like there’s a thick glass pane Between the world and me And it magnifies everything And it helps me see But it’s cold and it divides And I cannot get through So I can never ever really be With you (Bridge ) I’m always researching and creating Like an astute vicarious voyeur And, I might never really enjoy life But I want to help you enjoy yours So, I’m on my lake, and I hope I can See a new shade of beauty in this blue And then I can write some lovely lyrics And, that’s how I can be with you This is how I can be with you This is how I can be with you So maybe through these words We can enjoy the view We can enjoy the view Together (Chorus) Cuz it’s like there’s a thick glass pane Between the world and me And it magnifies everything And it helps me see But it’s cold and it divides And I cannot get fully through But in for a few minutes A song I can be with you I can be with you I can be with you I can be with you
