Half an Ear

Pay attention to a sound

The one that's comin' from your mouth

Don't mean to turn it upside down

I really wanna hear you out

I can't know how it is

To be where you so calmly sit

When I further my own narrative

Catching only part of it

To just be

To really see

Something other

Than just me

To lean in

Look around

Open up

To the sound

If I could give you more than half an ear

If I could give you more than half an ear

I hit the brakes

Throw stones into a quiet lake

What is it you're really saying?

I turn the thoughts to little waves

Space on either side

Of every single word I write

I found you in another line

Notice all the time it takes

To just be

To really see

Something other

Than just me

To lean in

Look around

Open up

To the sound

If I could give you more than half an ear

If I could give you more than half an ear

Baby you know I can make a mess

I can make a scene

Help me get the picture

I'll read in between

I'll give you more than half an ear