We split a beer just to pass the time,
you say you're not in love and you feel fine,
not liking yourself is your only crime,
the knowing mind is silent like a mime,
but can it tell me what it means to be a human being?
what you want me to see is really all I'm seeing,
Spring come and I'll have something to say,
that's what I tell myself every day,
if I keep walking I will be alright,
don't like the blinds down when the sun's too bright,
but do you know what it means to be a human?
There must be more than these hollow puppets we believe in,
So when you whisper,
don't be scared,
show me you,
with your hand on his arm,
don't fool me,
make me real,
you're real too,
I won't do you no harm,
It can be lonely when the sun sets at 5,
carpets with flowers keep your lightness alive,
dive in and hear the river flow,
what you hang on to will decided where you go,
and so is this what it means to be a human being?
Laughing, waltzing, singing, fearing, hoping, spitting, crying,
Pretend for too long and that's who you'll be,
feeling the weight of that which others don't see,
looking for something in someone else,
something which can only be found in yourself,
wish I could show you what it means to be a human being,
but I don't know and can't learn in time before you're leaving,
So when you whisper,
don't be scared,
show me you,
with your hand on his arm,
don't fool me,
make me real,
you're real too,
I won't do you no harm,
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