Lyrics

We walked the same roads, at different times
You carried your thoughts, I carry mine
We spoke in signals we each didn’t know
Until what we did told us what words couldn’t show

Now I recall what I might have said
In the spaces between what was meant instead

We’re lost in translation words apart
Echoes of feelings we can’t restart
Each word falls like a drop of rain
As it twists and turns as it runs down the drain.

There’s comfort in distance, safety in staying
We talk in circles, who knows what we’re saying
You reach for something just out of line
As I stand back across the borderline.

Maybe we’re both too confused to bend
Two open books never read to the end
We’re lost in translation, chasing a light
That shines on a memory that’s never quite right
You’re looking for something you can’t explain
I’m looking too, but it’s not the same

Maybe not what we wished but it’s all we have left
Maybe not what we meant, but it’s what we became
You search for something you can’t convey
And I keep trying but the words drift away

We’re lost in translation, but that might be fine
Maybe it’s easier not falling in line
Every word we missed still leaves a mark
We’re lost in translation, and that’s where we’ll stay