One Looks Back

[Verse 1]
A thousand grins crowd the silver pane
Each one wearing my Sunday name
They wave from a life I haven't begun
Bright little answers, every one

[Pre-Chorus]
I count the doors in the glassy wall
Every face says, “Pick me,” all
But the room stays still, the room stays still
Till I give one face my will

[Chorus]
Pick one—look back!
Choose one—snap!
A thousand futures in a polished frame
One turns around when I call its name
Pick one—step through!
Make it true!
All those happy faces, lined in a row
One looks back when I say, “Let’s go”

[Verse 2]
One wears my coat in a seaside town
One takes the train and never gets down
One tells a joke at a crowded table
One makes a mess, then calls it a fable

[Pre-Chorus]
I could keep every maybe in sight
A perfect parade that lasts all night
But the room stays still, the room stays still
Till I give one face my will

[Chorus]
Pick one—look back!
Choose one—snap!
A thousand futures in a polished frame
One turns around when I call its name
Pick one—step through!
Make it true!
All those happy faces, lined in a row
One looks back when I say, “Let’s go”

[Bridge]
Mirror, mirror, hold your pose
You can’t choose where my footsteps go
I’ll take the grin with the crooked tooth
And trade the perfect for something true

[Final Chorus]
Pick one—look back!
Choose one—snap!
A thousand futures in a polished frame
One turns around when I call its name
Pick one—step through!
Make it true!
All those happy faces, let them go
One looks back—and I say, “Hello”

[Outro]
One looks back
I look too