Belongings - Clock Opera

I keep my belongings with me at all times

I know what I need, I know what is mine

I keep my belongings with me at all times

Until I can carry no more

I put all my papers and records in piles

I store all my secrets in boxes and files

I keep my belongings with me at all times

Until I can carry no more

Sometimes when I wonder about you leaving

The shape of the hole when you’re gone

You give me something that I can believe in

You give me somewhere that I can belong

We move our belongings, we surround ourselves

With duplicate copies of books on our shelves

And too many mirrors combining our lives

Until we can’t tell them apart

And sometimes I crowd you and step on your toes

Sometimes I will go out in yesterday’s clothes

But I show you a sight that no one else knows

And hope that you’ll carry me on

Sometimes when I wonder about you leaving

The shape of the hole when you’re gone

You give me something that I can believe in

You give me somewhere that I can belong