towering inferno

do i have to be a towering inferno to get you to notice
do i have to be a train wreck with hundreds of people
holding their lovers close to their chests as they
whisper their last breaths

do i have to be a snake in a garden
coiled and ready to strike with all my venom
to get you to feel
to get you to feel what i feel when i feel

do i have to be a perfect stranger
do i have to be a different man
because it's hard just to be who i am
do i have to be in constant danger
do you have to be a helping hand
can't you see i'm trying to understand?

do i have to be a seven forty seven heading for the ocean
do i have to be a panicked voice on a cockpit recorder
to get you listen
to get you hear what i need you to hear

do i have to be a terrible collision
do i have to be a fiery ball of mangled steel
to get your attention
to get you to try

do i have to be a perfect stranger
do i have to be a different man
because it's hard just to be who i am
do i have to be in constant danger
do you have to be a helping hand
can't you see i'm trying to understand?

do i have to be a towering inferno to get you to notice
do i have to be a frightened boy alone in a window
with less than a minute
to decide whether to jump or succumb

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towering inferno©2003 by frank caravella