The Closer I Get To People
All lyrics copyright 1998-2001, Trevor Thompson. All rights reserved.

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then one day it struck me
I've been sliding down a pit all these years
fallen so far from people
or imprisoned in myself
so I decided to climb out
go out and find people
but I've never really known how to react to people
and the closer I get to people, the more isolated I feel
the closer I get to people, the more alienated I feel
I'll feel uncomfortable while you're around
but I'll miss you once you've gone

so where can you go where you are not alone?
where can you go where you haven't overstayed your welcome?
where can you go where you don't feel your miserable presence
swallowing the atmosphere like an obnoxious black hole?
and what can you do while you're there
to avoid your insecurities from pulling you away
to the beauty within the emptiness,
the most insane thing I've ever known
my attraction to solitude as healthy as
my attraction to dark streets at night

cycling through grey, colourful streets
in the chilly warmth of autumn sun
clashing notes playing in my head
trying to capture what I can
before it all fades away
before it all slips away
before it all fades away
before the rope breaks

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