Outlines

Stepping into the light
Oh so gradually
Lifting aside this clouded lens

In this brand-new world
Where I can't tell my right from wrong
I know I saw the tiniest glimpse of truth

Oh, if I could only
See the outlines of what becomes of you and I

The first steps I take
On this unchartered landscape
Are hesitant and so unsure

But you take my hand
And lead me to a tender land
Where I'm allowed to bloom

Oh, if I could only
See the outlines of what becomes of you and I
Oh, if we could hold on to this
We'd never be afraid of the future we could make, 'cause

I felt it once
Amongst the dirt and the noise
Amongst the sudden decline
Such joy inside

And I felt it once
Amongst those poisonous lines
Amongst despicable things
Our lives briefly entwined

And I felt it once
Amongst the dust and the heat
Amongst this crippling fear
A flickering of peace

And I felt it once
Amongst the tears that I cried
This love sublime
It can be mine again

Oh if I could only
See the outlines of what becomes of you and I
Oh if we could hold on to this
We'd never be afraid of the future we could make

And I felt it once
Amongst the dust and the heat
Amongst this crippling fear
A flickering of peace

And I felt it once
Amongst the tears that I cried
This love sublime
It can be mine again