Plein Air - (i)

I am alone when theres someone around
Put in my headphones and turn up the sound
Nothing before me, nothing behind
Safe in this place in my mind

Live from the driveway, sounds of applause
No frame of reference, only why nots
I paint with my qualities
Paint with my faults
I'm never lost in my thoughts

I am large
I am so large
Oh the life that I had and the life I did not
Are both just as real in my heart

I am an island that stretches so wide
I am a husband, in front of his bride
I stand in the spotlight and wave to the crowd
When theres no one around

Breathe in for four seconds, breathe out for six
Be in the moment, pretend I exist
Try to be funny, try to be wise
Try to look you in the eye

Sign ups at four, we are starting at five
Walk past the brownstones and look for my life
Stand on the rooftop, stare at the sky
Try to be here with my eyes

I am small
I am so small
I am not there when the moments begun
I'm only there when its gone

I am your neighbor thats messy and loud
I am an old man
And I am a child
I am a tree that falls in the forest
When theres no one around

There in the hallway
And there in the yard
Walking in circles, honest to god
There is a grown man talking to someone
When theres no one around

Far from the Boone squad, far from the prom
Far from the woman that lies in my arms
Ready for lift off, ready to fly
High above the highway isles

I'm in a forest, its snowing and dark
Leaving no footprints, leaving no mark
Nothing before me, nothing behind
Safe in this place in my mind

I am the darkness and I am the fire
I am the anthem and I am the choir
I am a secret thats finally spoken
When theres no one around

I am the water that rises and falls
I am the Rothko and I am the walls
I'm both the paint and the canvas
The will be and was

Who am I
When theres no one around?

Written by:
Michael Lewis

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