Look Both Ways Lyrics

I can't look at the face

Without seeing vitriol and disdain

Each laugh directed at imperfection

Each glance forebodes a certain doom

Look both ways before entering a room

Look both ways before engaging with strangers

I live my days in this negative space

Cuts both ways and I see one edge of the blade

I can't look at the page

Without seeing acid etched in paper

Each message filled with accusation

Disappointment or holier than you

Look both ways before making conversation

Look both ways before stating point of view

Look booth ways at your fellow human

The Gorgon's gaze or nothing much to say

It cuts both ways and I see one edge of the blade

Do not assume

Don't be dismayed

The hopeful monsters find that niche someday

I didn't know if you ever cared

I couldn't tell by the things you said

It took a while to process

The volume of actions

Look both ways before making acquaintance

Look both ways before going out on limbs

Look each way at each face of the prism

The end of days or just turning the page

Look both ways at that negative space

Do not assume

And I'll try not to do it too