Comfortably Numb - Ani Difranco Lyrics

hello, is there anybody in there

just nod if you can hear me

is there anyone home

come on, now

i hear you're feeling down

well, i can ease your pain

get you on your feet again

relax. i need some information first

just the basic facts

can you show me where it hurts

there is no place, you are receding

a distant ship's smoke on the horizon.

you are only coming through in waves

your lips move but i can't hear what you're saying

when i was a child, i had a fever

my hands felt just like two balloons

now i got that feeling once again

i can't explain, you would not understand

this is now how i am.

ahh, i have become comfortably numb

ok, it's just a little pinprick

they'll be no more, ah

but you might feel a little sick

can you stand up

i do believe it's working, good

that'll keep you going for the show

come on it's time to go

there is no place you are receding

a distant ship's smoke on the horizon

you are only coming through in waves

your lips move, but i can't hear what you're saying

when i was a child i caught a fleeting glimpse

out of the corner of my eye

i turned to look but it was gone

i cannot put my finger on it now

the child is grown the dream is gone

ahh, i have become comfortably numb