How many times a day can you check
The current time in Sydney?
It’ll still be on the other side of earth
Even if she’s now marked as “busy”
You think your thoughts can travel
Close to the surface
Like a missile that’s gone rogue
And touch her slender body, and do no wrong
Daylight for you almost gone
You’re in a timezone unmarked
Light and darkness got no meaning
No one can keep you tuned
To a heart that keeps no feelings
And still you check on the time
She was last seen connected
To the world of things
Where you can only sing
About the way it used to be
Does she think of you
When (she’s) roaming seas and peaks?
Or is she forgetful as a bird
Will she ever speak?
Does she think of you
When (she’s) in bed, before she asleep
Or is she over and out (\beyond)
Will she ever speak?
… of you
So you practice dignity
As your heart keeps on shrinking
Traveling the other way
Makes her hard for reaching
And still you’re well aware
Of every breath she’s talking
In a world that’s in your head
Where love is timeless, never dead
Hearing voices got you scared
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