Slow Surprise

[Verse 1]

There is a way that subtle changes come to stay

Barely noticed, hardly known

One day you'll say, "My situation's locked away"

But by tomorrow you're all alone

It seems so sudden, but it's not, it's only grown

From a seed that long ago was left forgotten in the snow

And has a way with slow surprises all its own

[Verse 2]

It's hard to show, but like a boulder rollin' slow

Or a rumble deep in the ground

Things whisper low, and by the time I really know

What's been movin', they've settled down

Too late to see the way they're shiftin' round

Too late to say, "There's bound to be another way"

It's all been said and done without a sound

[Verse 3]

This comes to me, and now that I begin to see

It's not dramatic, it's nothing grand

I used to be half of the whole of you and me

Now I'm the limit of all I am

It seems so simple, nothin' much to understand

You walked out and closed the door, said, "I don't live here anymore"

And now nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands

Now nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands

In my hands, in my hands

Oh, nothing's hangin' heavy in my hands

[Outro]

You're all alone

You're all alone

It's all been said and done without a sound