Matter

He said:

How do you feel about the material world?

I don’t know, I don’t know.

I’ve always had trouble with the material world.

Does it show, does it show?

My feet float an inch off the ground.

Yes, they do, yes, they do.

You don’t want to fill that gap.

Don’t blame you, don’t blame you, don’t blame you.

I think it has something to do with the way

that I move around a lot.

I think it has something to do with the way

that I can’t sit still for long.

I’m on my back and I’m wondering if

this is a lifelong knack.

Oh way off track,

Way off track,

way off track,

way off track.

You matter, because you’re matter.

I’m matter, I matter, we matter, we’re matter.

Earth throwing full force at her,

Will she stand or shatter? Will she stand or shatter?

I think it has something to do with the way that I ran away from home.

I got so far I could hear all the cars from the big, dangerous road.

Then I went back, I was tired of the slap of my duffel against my knees.

Wondering if anyone had noticed that I’d been missing, please.

That’s what I need.

That’s what I need.

That’s what I need.

That’s what I need.

You matter, because you’re matter.

I’m matter, I matter, we matter, we’re matter.

Earth throwing full force at her,

Will she stand or shatter? Will she stand or shatter?

I think it has something to do with the way that I can’t say yes or no.

I’m holding back, and I want to move on, stuck between stop and go.

There is a split, and I can’t seem to reach it, I can’t seem to fill that hole.

Oh, I don’t know.

Oh, I don’t know.

Oh, I don’t know.

Oh, I don’t know.

You matter, because you’re matter.

I’m matter, I matter, we matter, we’re matter.

Earth throwing full force at her,

Will she stand or shatter? Will she stand or shatter?

Coda:

I matter, because I’m matter,

You matter, you’re matter, we’re matter, we matter.