Parallel Universe (Philia)

My nervous system is tangled jewelry
The harder I try, the tighter the knots in me
I want to hide, yet I wear it on my sleeve
A neon sign desperate to be seen

To find a parallel universe
To share what heals
And name what hurts
Comparing notes is an act of love

Darkness bites, we laugh as if it doesn't
Making light of the heaviest of burdens
No, it may not change a thing
But my lungs fill up with oxygen
And for a moment I get to forget
All of my existential threats

In this parallel universe
We'll share what heals
And name what hurts
Comparing notes is an act of love
When everything is so much
And the best of me is all used up
To fall apart is an act of trust

It's been forever, time sure unraveled quick
We pick up the thread as if it never did
Making room, even if just for a minute
To fall back in tune, till the dissonance vanishes
It may not change a thing
But my lungs fill up with oxygen
And for a moment we get to forget
All of our existential threats

In our parallel universe
We'll share what heals
And name what hurts
Comparing notes is an act of love

Parallel universe
We'll share what heals
And name what hurts
Comparing notes is an act of love
When everything is so much
And the best of you is all used up
To fall apart is an act of trust
To fall apart is an act of love