"Human Performance"

[Verse 1] I know exactly where I was when I First saw you the way I see you now, through these eyes Waiting to retry Those pristine days I recall so fondly So few are trials when a life isn't lonely And now if only I'd never felt it, I'd never heard it I know I loved you, did I even deserve it When you returned it? There's no suspicion, no hesitation Believing through the eyes of sure adoration [Chorus] Witness and know, fracture and hurt Eyes in the fire, blink unrehearsed Shield like a house closing its doors Curved in the dark, rinses of yours [Verse 2] Ashtray is crowded, bottle is empty No music plays and nothing moves without drifting Into a memory Busy apartment, no room for grieving Sink full of dishes and no trouble believing That you are leaving Mid-sentence tremors, mind at its weakest One way of shaking off the thoughts that it sleeps with [Chorus] Witness and know, fracture and hurt Eyes in the fire, blink unrehearsed Shield like a house closing its doors Curved in the dark, rinses of yours [Mellotron Solo] [Verse 3] In walks the darkness, I pitch without you Asks me do I realize what I'd done and who I'd done to Indeed I do know It never leaves me, just visits less often It isn't gone and I won't feel its grip soften Without a coffin Breathing beside me, feeling its warmness Phantom affection gives a human performance [Chorus] Witness and know, fracture and hurt Eyes in the fire, blink unrehearsed Shield like a house closing its doors Curved in the dark, rinses of yours