"Life Like A Picture"

The closer I get
The more distant I feel
I reach out to touch
See if anything's real
As I'm shouting across
In every word that I speak
And I'm wondering if
Anybody hears me

[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
I'll always see, but never know
How it feels to live in the world below

I'm on the outside looking in
I stand aside, watch as it all happens
But there's a wall of glass I can't get past
Reminding me I'm not the same
And I won't feel any other way

[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
Just a glimpse can't quench this thirst
I'm tired of standing on the outside
I want to feel out there, what I feel inside

[instrumental]

[bridge]
Worlds away
Worlds away
And I won't be the same

[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
Cause I try so hard it only makes it worse
As I bruise my hands trying to understand
Why the efforts never work
I lay myself aside and see
If this is how it's got to be
Then I'll stand in the background
Yeah, even if it hurts