Empty Hands

Mama, won’t you help me find the light?

See, I thought I hid it safe inside of the night

But the X that marked the spot has worn with age

And all the signs begin to look the same

And I'm so proud of the secrets that I held

So well I seem to have kept them from myself

Mama, did it feel the same for you?

Or did your light turn into something new?

See, Mama, all the change that I have met

It fills me up and then it empties out again

And I so caught on a search for something else

So unaware of the secrets falling out

When I’ve finally lost all of my things

What will you do with the empty hands I bring?

The world you see

A line you've crossed

A fracture in the space

Time you steal

The love you've cost

A quickening of the pace

The hurt you feel

That once was lost

Has come to show it's face

But nothing's real

Not you nor me

Soon we'll leave this place

Mama, won’t you help me find the light?

See, I thought I hid it safe inside of the night

But Mama, safe has gone and changed her shape

And I can’t fit into that homely space

And I'm so proud of the secrets that I held

So well I seem to have kept them from myself