Pictures of Mountains

I sit in my car outside restaurants and bars Reading about what’s inside I look up opinions about news and religion So I don’t have to use my own mind I should call my friends But I read their posts instead Like dancing a waltz with no partner Nobody’s holding your hand Like singing duets as a solo The harmony’s just in your head It’s almost as if I have been everywhere Almost tasted the food, almost breathed in the air But nobody’s heart ever pounded From that feeling of being surrounded by pictures of mountains People are messy and life can get heavy It’s easier to keep it online Like checking the weather to see if it’s better Instead of just going outside Pretend I’m unaware But the truth is that I’m scared Like dancing a waltz with no partner Nobody’s holding your hand Like singing duets as a solo The harmony’s just in your head It’s almost as if I have been everywhere Almost tasted the food, almost breathed in the air But nobody’s heart ever pounded From that feeling of being surrounded by pictures of mountains Everyone’s right here on my phone So why do I still feel so alone? A waltz with no partner Nobody’s holding your hand A duet’s just a solo If the harmony’s all in your head I thought that I knew what a mountain was like ’Til I stood in the valley and looked up at the sky And I felt my heart beating faster That feeling I’d been chasing after Is something that no one can capture In pictures of mountains --- Pictures of Mountains - Cody Fry