right outside my window

there's a world out there

right outside my window

I can see it

I know it's there

made up of children and dogs

friends and family

and I could be among them

if I dare

but my fate is different

and my life is alone

and I have all I need

at home

I don't need to see you

I don't need to touch you

I don't need to listen

and I don't need to talk

I stay in my apartment

where everything's safe

with the blinds fully drawn

and the front door always locked

where no one can touch me

and no one can harm me

and no one can hurt me

but myself

and I can't explain it

I don't know what I can do

maybe it's my DNA

perhaps that's where it begins

all I know is I can't help it

maybe it's my penance

for all of my transgressions

and my measly mortal sins

somehow I turned out different

from all of you out there

I could rail at the heavens

and scream how it's not fair

but I don't see that working

I cannot take a chance

all I hear is silence

and the ticking of the clock

I stay in my apartment

and everything's safe

with the blinds fully drawn

and the front door locked

where no one can touch me

and no one can harm me

and no one can hurt me

but myself

there's a world out there

right outside my window

and I could be in it

if I knew just what to do

and in my desperation

I wander through the quiet

feeling like a child

wanting to be you

thinking maybe you could teach me

thinking maybe I could learn

but those feelings overtake me

and they always return

I'm crying out to you

reaching out to you

maybe your door is open

but I'm too afraid to knock

so I stay in my apartment

where everything's safe

with the blinds fully drawn

and the front door always locked

where no one can touch me

and no one can harm me

and no one can hurt me

but myself

and no one can hurt me

but myself

and no one can hurt me...