Parallel
Sleeping on a time-bombStaring into spaceThere's an ocean of unpleasantriesWe are not prepared to face
Sitting on the fence postTo watch the storm roll inAnd terrified of the damageIt will bring when it beginsIt will begin
Splintered dreams of unity(our lives are parallel)So far from reality(our lives are parallel)Independent trajectories(our lives are parallel)Separate terms of equality(our lives are parallel)
Our lives are parallel
Is there no redemption?No common good?Is there nothing we can do for ourselves?Or only what we should?
Comes the hard admissionOf what we don't provideGoes the insistence on the waysAnd means that so divide
They so divide
Side by side suffering loneliness(our lives are parallel)Phony collective progress(our lives are parallel)Accepting that it's all such a mess(our lives are parallel)Gesturing without hope of redress(our lives are parallel)
Our lives are parallel
Forging little plays of deception and painAs we watch our foundation crumble awayStaggering like birds against a hurricaneAnd trying all the while to stay out of each other's way
Broken dreams of unity(our lives are parallel)Independant trajectories(our lives are parallel)Screaming out for understanding(our lives are parallel)Turning inward and suffering(our lives are parallel)