I See It Sideways

[Intro]
They gave me a window
And called it the world
I leaned to the side
And saw it turn

[Verse 1]
I noticed the bruise beneath the joke
The bent nail holding up the sign
While everyone agreed the room was fine
I heard the small unsaid things
Gather under every table
And carried them home in my coat

They said, “You make it harder”
They said, “Just let it be”
But the cracks were drawing maps
Only I could see

[Pre-Chorus]
It hurts to stand where no one stands
To speak in shapes they cannot name
But every odd angle in my sight
Shows where the walls can change

[Chorus]
I see it sideways
I see what could be
The cost is a distance
That follows me
But strange is a doorway
Cut through the stone
I ache at the edges
Then bring the walls down

[Verse 2]
I felt the cold seat left for me
The careful pause after my words
The way a room can close without a sound
Still I kept the crooked sketch
Of a kinder kind of living
And drew the missing doors around

You called me difficult
I called it noticing
The rules were made by someone
They can be remade by us

[Pre-Chorus]
It hurts to stand where no one stands
To speak in shapes they cannot name
But every odd angle in my sight
Shows where the walls can change

[Chorus]
I see it sideways
I see what could be
The cost is a distance
That follows me
But strange is a doorway
Cut through the stone
I ache at the edges
Then bring the walls down

[Bridge]
Some days I want the easy room
The chair pulled close, the welcome plain
To leave the questions at the door
And not explain my face again

But you were there, with tired eyes
Still holding out your hand
So I will keep the view I have
And help you understand

[Final Chorus]
We see it sideways
We see what could be
The cost is the distance
We carry unseen
But strange is a doorway
Wide enough now
We ache at the edges
And change the way through

[Outro]
I see it sideways
You’re not alone
The world can be wider
Than the rooms we were shown