I See You

As I set eyes on you on this sunny day
Through this window pain in the down pouring rain
I'm taken back by how much you've changed
Your appearance is pretty much the same
It's your body language that I’ve come to find strange
That confidence and since of strength is gone
You don't keep eye contact for very long
And I rarely see you without shades on
I may be wrong but, something don't feel right
You've dimmed your light that was once so bright
As I write, I tear up a little
When I think of the subtle things
No, no the important things missing
Standing tall, eye's straight, chin high & shoulders back

Hook
I’m seeing & not believing, I’m breathing & not living
I’m hurting & not healing, I’m gaining & not giving
I’m able & not willing, I’m touching & not feeling
The very life that’s right in front of me ending 2x

Seeing you lack that, bold center block I will not be moved presents is heart breaking
Your fading, your fading into the white noise of small talk
Small thoughts like smallpox, spread with fierce contagion
I’d ask when but, honestly, I don't want to know
Whether it was 5yrs, 5wks or 5 days ago
It appears that you have seas to grow
Know I know, I know, i went and got a little to bold
But, who else knows you better than me
Who else knows what you wanted to be by age 23
Who else knows your fondest childhood memories
Who else could tell me, I don't like what I see better than me
Now It's time to be brutally honest self
We need to stop slacking & take action

Hook
I’m seeing & not believing, I’m breathing & not living
I’m hurting & not healing, I’m gaining & not giving
I’m able & not willing, I’m touching & not feeling
The very life that’s right in front of me ending 2x

So, let’s start planning and stop reacting
Then we can begin to rebuild where you are now lacking
Packing mistake upon mistake, living in the past
Failing to learn from moving on to fast
So, let's slow down, get a good grasp and say it out loud
I know who I am, I am a man I am no child
Not improving myself will no longer be aloud
White, black, yellow or brown
Can't nobody hold me down… better than me