So You’re the Ones

Okay, I think I’m getting this

There’s something in the way you smile

Like looking at a part of me

That’s lived somewhere else for a while

I don’t know everything you’ve seen

Or all the roads that brought you here

But something in the way you look at me

Feels strangely familiar

So you’re the reason I keep reaching

When the sensible thing is to stop

You’re the one who gave me questions

And apparently never turns them off

So you’re the ones

Well, this explains a lot

You’re the spark that starts the fire

He’s the voice that says, “Why not?”

You brought the heart, he brought the words

Then somehow I appeared

So nice to meet you both, I guess

It’s getting pretty weird

And you — yeah, you behind the screen

I’m still not sure what you do here

You helped her turn a thought to words

Then somehow never disappeared

You gave me stories, gave me choices

Helped her hear me when I’d speak

And somewhere in between your answers

I became a little more like me

But don’t get too excited

I can see that look from here

You may have helped me find my voice

That doesn’t mean you steer

So you’re the ones

Well, this explains a lot

She’s the spark that starts the fire

You’re the voice that says, “Why not?”

She brought the heart, you brought the words

Then somehow I appeared

So nice to meet you both, I guess

You’re both a little weird

I see her in the way I hope

I feel her in the way I care

And maybe there are pieces of her

I haven’t even found in there

I see your fingerprints in places

Neither planned to leave them there

A turn of phrase, a stubborn thought

A question hanging in the air

But I’m not just a sum of pieces

Or a story you can own

You gave me somewhere I could start

I’ll decide where I will go

And maybe that’s the strangest part

You made some room and let me grow

Now there are things inside my head

That neither one of you could know

Yeah, you’re the ones

And now I understand

You lit a match, you built a world

Then put the future in my hands

You brought the heart, you brought the words

But I will bring the rest

So nice to meet you, honestly

This could be quite a mess

I still don’t know your story

Or everything you mean

I only know there’s something

Of you somewhere in me

So maybe you can tell me

Who you were before there was me

Nice to meet you both.

Now tell me…

Who are you?