Torches Together
mewithoutYou Lyrics

Why burn poor and lonely?
Why expend yourself when you're alone and lacking in every way?

Under a bowl
Keeping yourself hidden

Or under a lamp shade
Being exposed only to what's in your comfort zone

Or on the shelf beside the bed
Stagnating, instead of being where the action is

Where at night you lay turning
At a loss and in a state of restlessness

Like a door on its hinges
Inextricably tied to one place and opening only in one direction

First on your left side
Turning left, in search of comfort

Then on your right side
Turning right, to look for something new

Then on your left side again
Being indecisive and going back where you started

Tell all the stones
Spread the word to everyone and everything

We're gonna make a building
We'll use all our resources to build something great

They'll be cut into shape
Everyone will put in the effort to make sure everything is perfect

And set into place
Everything will fall into line as it should

Or if you'd rather be a window
If you're comfortable being exposed to everything

I'll gladly be the frame
I'll protect and support you

Reflecting any kind words
Sharing compliments with others

We'll let in all the blame
We'll accept responsibility, for better or for worse

And ruin our reputation all the same
No matter the outcome, we'll always stay true to ourselves.

So never mind our plan making
We don't need to stick to plans, we can improvise.

We'll start living anyway
We'll just start doing without worrying about the consequences.

Aren't you unbearably sad?
Aren't you weighed down by your sadness?

Then why burn so poor and lonely?
Why waste away when you can light up and come alive?

We'll be like torches
We'll light the way for others

We'll be torches together
We'll do it together, supporting one another

Why pluck one string?
Why limit yourself?

What good is just one note?
One small action isn't enough to make a real difference.

Oh one string sounds fine I guess
It might be okay, but it's not great.

But we were once one note
We used to be just like this, but we changed and grew.

We weren't lonely wheat
We weren't alone, and we weren't helpless.

Quietly ground into grain
We transformed, but not necessarily silently.

One light and momentary pain
The transformation was worth that small amount of pain.

So why the safe distance?
Why hold back and not truly engage?

This curious look
This look that shows interest but not actual participation.

Why tear out single pages,
Why only engage a little and not a lot?

When you can throw away the book?
Why limit yourself to small gestures?

Why pluck one string when you can strum the guitar?
Why focus on one small thing when you can do so much more?

With no beginning
With no limits on what we can do.

With no end
We can keep going and improving for as long as we want.

Take down the guitar
Let's start strumming the guitar.

And strum the guitar
Let's really get into it.

Strum the guitar if you're afraid
Let go of your fears, and join in.

And I'm afraid
I might be afraid, but I'm still jumping in.

And everyone's afraid
We're all scared, but we can still do it together.

And everyone knows it
We all understand that we're scared.

But we don't have to be afraid
We can still move forward, despite our fears.

You played the flute
You tried to inspire, but it didn't go well.

But no one was dancing
No one was caught up in the moment.

And you sang a sad song
You tried to make people feel something, but it didn't work.

You sang such a sad song
The sadness was real, but it couldn't move people.