You asked me if I live without her

I choke on my reply

Let the blind man at the mirror spin his lie



And I'm damned if I don't try

Damned if I don't try

But no matter what I say

It doesn't go

Away at all and I'm still unable to get free



And I've been afraid

Of a convenience that I could have made

But having to admit this one has me

And so the tiger's got his toe

And the only way to holler is by letting go

Still unable to get free



With cork and wax I try my best

To spackle in the hole

The inevitable aging of my soul



And my heart it gets so tired

It's my heart and it gets so tired

It's just a trace to track the pain

The beat that I

Sustain for hoping and I am still unable to get free



And I've never been afraid

Of a consequence that I could have made

But having to admit this one has me

And so the tiger's got his toe

And the only way to holler is by letting go

Still unable to get free



...I see connections

...In my contention

...That I could see redemption

Through the bars

Of this cage...



And I don't know what to do

I don't know what to do

For accepting sight unseen

So desperately I

Dream of some day when I won't be unable to get free



And I've never been afraid

Of a consequence that I could have made

But having to accept this one has me

And so the tiger's got his toe

And the only way to holler is by letting go

Still unable to get free



And I've never been afraid

Of a consequence that I could have made

But having to admit this one has me

And so the tiger's got his toe

And the only way to holler is by letting go

Still unable to get free





Extracted from the liner notes of the album "Truth Be Told"

Words by J. Popper

Music by J. Popper, B. Wilson, C. Kinchla