There is no them
There’s only us
I can’t see him but he’s not invisible
The plain truth delivered in U2’s powerful black and white
If my 18-year-old son were alive would he be rebelling and saying
you can’t see me but I’m here
I’m not my father’s son
doesn’t matter, that’s all drama, invented by my brain
my body knows we are all just bodies in one soul
There is no them
There’s only you
and there’s only me
There’s only us
Thank you to U2 for helping me see what’s not invisible
and for giving me the glue to keep it together
it’s always fiction if we imagine we are separate
There’s only us
I will not turn away from the one, not today or any day
I’ll take the pain and savour it all
once again
and besides, this song is about helping bodies on this planet who are invisible even though they are physically present
and that’s where I’ll turn my attention today
my son would have liked that
taking care of our oneness
there’s only us
