And the Echo

Distant sounds of the travelled roads On which my footprints fade away One, two, three, four are the walls around me They seem to frown even though I obey A thousand are the thoughts that rush Around my tired frame Single is the door that keeps me Enclosed in the same, the same, the same And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world I'd invite you in but you're not my kin That's just the way that the stars align The blood that flows beneath your well-tanned skin Ain't pulsing with the same trouble as mine A million are the longings that rush Up and down my crescent-shaped spine But no burden is too heavy When its weight is merely time And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world And the echo, the echo Of the world