One Person World

I had no one to lean on

So I learned to stand alone

There was no one there beside me

So I made my mind my home

I knew you felt what I felt

That you knew the things I knew

I could never quite imagine

That my world looked strange to you

What seemed obvious and certain

What was plain as black and white

Might appear from where you’re standing

In a wholly different light

Living in a one person world

Kept me separate from you

I was lonely and divided

While rejecting your point of view

I was desperate to be noticed

I was longing to be known

But living in a one person world

Meant I had to live alone

I was aching to be seen by you

To be welcomed and received

But I couldn’t stop to wonder

What you needed or believed

I was pleading, "Please, understand me,"

While defending my own view

I was fighting to convince you

There was only one thing true

I thought love meant your agreement

That connection meant you’d see

Every wound and every question

In the same way they looked to me

Living in a one-person world

Kept me separate from you

I was lonely and divided

While rejecting your point of view

I was desperate to be noticed

I was longing to be known

But living in a one-person world

Meant I had to live alone

Convincing says, "You’re mistaken

Come and see the way I do."

Understanding says, "I’m listening.

Let me see the world through you."

I don’t have to lose my story

Just to hear your story, too

There is room for both our voices

There is room for me and you

I can learn by simply listening

To the rhythm of your song

Understanding brings us closer

Being different makes us strong