from the heart


and they said move into the light
but it hurt her eyes (oh it burnt her eyes)
and she couldn't make out the space around
so they turned her away
they turned her around
and they saw she's afraid
so they held her and struck up a flame
and it pierced her eyes
oh it killed her eyes
and they told her we don't want you
shouting out from the heart
shouting out from the heart
they said that space is a fallacy (a question of see and believe)
then they moved her along
where the light was shut out
but there was something to see
it was black on black on black
and the chill was intense
she couldn't make sense
she had nothing to hold but her
hands reaching out for the space between
she's stretching out for the space between
she's feeling out for the space between but...

she's shouting out from the heart
she's shouting out from the heart
when they told her to keep your contempt in check
all your hate in check
all your fears inside
she still sang out from the heart
singing out from the heart
they said perspective's a fallacy (a question of see and believe)
then they turned her around

... to end
and they turned up the light
there's no shape and no depth
she had nothing to feel but her
eyes searching out for the space between
eyes seeking out for the space between
staring out for the space between but...

so she's screaming out from the heart
she's screaming out from the heart
her voice shouts out for the space between
it reaches out for the space between
and she's singing out for the space between the light
she's singing out from the heart
she's singing out from the heart
they said perspective's a fallacy, but she knew the difference, that space is connection
it isn't a void

dick witts text by richard witts