[Verse]

Caught in the motions

What's she's seeking won't last

Always slips from her grasp

Constant half empty glass

Chasing tides this whole time.

Giving for a gain

Always comes at a cost

And with that destination

She finds herself lost

Fixated on figures

In a hall of mirrors

And missing who's sublime



[Chorus]

Oh, Martha

These stairs are just walls

You're still restless

Trying to make yourself tall

He stands here on your level

Just waiting and shaking his head

Just take a look



[Verse]

Always so far ahead

That she's falling behind

Refining this image

That's been leading her blind

Martha, where have you been?

You're wanted just as you are



[Chorus]

Oh, Martha

These stairs are just walls

You're still restless

Trying to make yourself tall

He stands here on your level

Just waiting and shaking his head

And you are offered so much more

Than what you hope

Will be in store

If you keep gazing that way

You won't be fulfilled

So please turn around



[Bridge]

They say it's up to you

To make yourself complete

Yet she always knew her heart

Wasn't hers to keep

But when they return it for a refund

It makes her feel so low

But if she lets it rest in his hands

He'll never let it go



[Chorus]

Oh, Martha

There's so much

That he has to give

All he asks is your presence

In each day you live

Just open up and you'll be more than complete

Overflowing

Drenching all whom you meet

Oh, Martha

Your stairs are just walls

You're still restless

Trying to make yourself tall

He stands here on your level

Just waiting and shaking his head...