Through the Glass

20 Nov 2019 · 4 min

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The piece is a first‑person lyrical monologue spoken from a corner café. The narrator watches the world outside a window, describing the scene as a series of fleeting strangers and rapid movement. Through the glass, they feel detached, labeling themselves a "stranger" and reflecting on past years of searching for identity, moving around, and the paradox of not recognizing what one has until it is lost. The repeated refrain emphasizes a sense of alienation, contemplation of self, and the passage of time.

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Sat down in the Corner Cafe for coffee and a view. I stared out at the scene. Through the glass, I watched the world as my thoughts go flying past. Every stranger that I see is a world away from me. All these worlds going by so fast. I'm just a stranger. A stranger. A stranger through the glass. Looking back on the years when I was someone else. Moved around a lot while I searched for myself. Sometimes you don't know what you have till you lose what you've got. Sometimes you don't know who you are till Through the glass I watch the world as my thoughts go flying past. Every stranger that I see is a world away from me. All these worlds going by so fast. I'm just a stranger, a stranger, a stranger through the glass. I'm just a stranger, a A stranger, a stranger through the glass, a stranger through the glass.