Someone Like Me

I let my mind wander

I let my dreams take flight;

I asked my mirror reflection:

“How do I know you’re a lie?”

My reflection looked back at me,

And didn’t say anything.

Then I sank into silence

And my ears started to ring.

My point doesn’t need making;

It wouldn’t make any sense.

For every time I’m challenged

I choose to make amends.

They say that time goes fast-flying

I know it moves on just right,

I fell out of the day - I fell into the night;

My self-sufficient humor,

My pride-ignoring shame,

It was me who started the rumor,

It was me who gave a name

To an undefinable something

That didn’t have any style:

I painted a face,

And on the face, a smile.

I gave it a heart that was beating,

I poured lifeblood into the veins;

And then I found the heart bleeding

As it was bound in chains.

I cried out: “I didn’t do it”,

I was prepared to run.

I couldn’t bear seeing the treasure

I had wasted on pointless fun.

I think I turned to the window

Drew the curtain aside, looked outside.

Mocking birds were singing

And clouds were floating by.

I said, “Well I wanna get higher”.

Someone asked me: “How far will you go?”

At that point I kinda startled,

But said: “Anywhere… I don’t know”.

As the voice went on speaking,

My palms started to sweat.

It asked me: “Why are you seeking

Life in the world of dead?”

My heart sank, and before I could answer

Things took a peculiar turn.

I could hear singing and laughter,

I heard somebody moan.


I listened, and then there was nothing.

There was no time and no space.

I said, “Gotta get to the station

And catch the wandering train.”

Then I heard a chain-dog howling

And a child cry in the dark.

When the child started laughing

The dog began to bark.

Then I heard the footsteps of a stranger

As he passed by an old maple tree.

If he’s on his way to the station,

Guess he must be someone like me.