Exactly What It Means

One more hopeful cuts her teeth

Wakes up early and repeats the words

"I gotta earn my keep"

Another year turns into ten

Her bosses shake their heads

Your merits, dear, they don't mean anything

And now she's standing next to me

Another body that's still breathing but

Struggles with the need

And it's incredible to me how disconnected we can be

I know exactly what it means

Like when you're living quietly and the silence makes you scream

I know exactly what it means

Years go by, what do you know

There she is at my door

Talking about what matters most

I point to a bandage on her arm

She smiles at me and says

One day, my dear, I'll show you my wounds

I knew exactly what she meant

I didn't press the topic

More important things she had to say

And it's incredible to me how connected we can be

I know exactly what it means

Like when you're living just to breathe and the beauty makes you weep

I know exactly what it means

Yeah, it's incredible to me how connected we can be

I know exactly what it means

Like when you're living just to breathe and the beauty makes you weep

I know exactly what it means

I never saw her again and so the legend went

One day, my dear, I'll show you my wounds