A Hug From a Stranger

I don’t believe in silver linings I believe in wearing every cloud like a shroud I believe in reaching right through them regardless I believe we move a little closer in the darkness Give me an artist, give me a canvas From the plateau watch the space between vanish As we build bridges over rivers over canyons And between hearts as we start to imagine Spraypaint my name to the bottom of the bridge So I may watch the water untangle herself And let the spiderwebs stretch through the space between Connecting me to everyone else ‘cause every man is an island alone And every woman is an island alone But we all got timber, concrete and will And I can see your lights on from here so let’s build Give me a bridge in every direction constructed from muscle and bone Give me your hand, I may not have answers But I’ll be damned if I’ll let you ask the questions alone And this is not a song about a tragedy This is just graffiti on the wall This is just a smile on the road An old friend’s unexpected phone call Or maybe consider this a hug from a stranger Now let us never be strangers again Let us walk this bridge we have built And toss our shedded skins over the edge… ‘cause this is not the end… at least not for me