Through the Glass

Verse 1

Walk into the local shop

Man behind the glass eyes my coat

Counting change like I am broke

He is watching every step I take

Stiff as a frozen lake

I just want a simple soda

The air feels heavy as a mountain

Thirst turns dry within my throat

Chorus

You see the skin

I see the person

You see the shadow

I see the sun

Still waiting for the tide to turn

Still waiting for the tide to turn

Verse 2

Sitting on the city bus

Woman pulls her leather purse closer

Thinks I want the gold she wears

The silence shouts a thousand ugly words

Sweeping like the wings of birds

Telling me I don't belong here

Just because of where I came from

Life feels like a long road

Chorus

You see the skin

I see the person

You see the shadow

I see the sun

Still waiting for the tide to turn

Still waiting for the tide to turn

Bridge

Maybe if we shared a meal

Maybe if we shared a seat

Maybe if we shared a name

We would see we are just the same

Chorus

You see the skin

I see the person

You see the shadow

I see the sun

Still waiting for the tide to turn

Still waiting for the tide to turn