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Inner Dialogues

Shapes

A self moves through work, love, friendship and solitude — then asks whether any single shape is the real one.

Intimate soul ballad · raspy voice · restrained · searchingLyrics by Thomas LukaschewskiOriginal language: English

Verse 1

I wear a smile, clean and bright,
for every room, for every night.
At work I'm strong, at home forgiving,
with friends I rise, alone I'm softly living.
I say I'm simply who I am,
though meaning shifts — it always can.
And sometimes softly I demand:
How many shapes make who I am?

Verse 2

I talk the small talk people do,
say, “All is fine,” though it's not true.
The mirror watches, I rehearse,
my image whispers: “Find your verse.”
I claim I hate masks, shout it clear,
yet wear the biggest one, I fear.
How can one live as honest man?
How many shapes make who I am?

Chorus

Am I the one who writes at night,
when no one sees who stays in sight?
The one who laughs 'cause laughter fits,
while doubt cuts through me, bit by bit?
Am I the form that others see,
or him who stays when none there be?
I ask the shadows where I stand —
How many shapes make who I am?

Verse 3

Inside my car I scream, go wild,
a voice unleashed, no longer mild.
At parent meetings quiet and kind,
my body present, but not my mind.
With lovers soft like candle's glow,
with strangers cold as rivers flow.
Nothing holds forever on —
we trade our masks, then they are gone.

Bridge

Maybe deep inside there's still
a part untouched by force of will.
A place revealed once ego breaks,
and only naked silence stays.
I barely dare to look inside:
Would I face me — or just hide?

Final Chorus

Am I the one who still forgives,
or one who breaks, yet quietly lives?
The one who stays when all just ran —
How many shapes make who I am?
How many shapes make who I am …

© Traveler’s Mindset · Lyrics by Thomas Lukaschewski

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