I swear I can
Feel it
It runs in my blood, my veins
It fills my mind
Kills my dreams
Blinds my vision
Murders my soul

It's none of my business
It's out of reach
I'm powerless
I can't do anything
I can't help it

yet I swear I
Feel it
I'm not even sure
if I know what it is
Where it comes from
Why it's there
Who you are
Why I care

but I swear I can
Feel the pain.
Your pain
I don't know why I bother
How it concerns me
Why I care
But I do

Maybe I'm just human
Maybe it's destined
Maybe it's just me
I'm born to feel
Your nightmares your fears
Your pain

Maybe I can't feel it
That much
Maybe I don't experience
The suffoCATION
You're caged
You can't breathe
Maybe I don't have to face it
Like you do

but I swear I do
Feel your pain.
I don't know why
how
But I close my eyes and it engulfs
My thoughts
I open my eyes
And I see it
Before me.
It's there.
I know
It's something
I don't know

and maybe
it's suffocating me too