"The Mime" lyrics

Can I have this dance, a dance in the dark?
'Cause I'm trapped in glass and calling it art
But is there a chance that you'll hear my heart?
When the night is through, I'm holding out hope
That I'm throwing you invisible rope
It's all I can do to say, "Don't let go"

This cruel irony, lost in translation
Meant to be in different language
Just how deep is this feeling?
Can this feeling say what I mean?

And so the mime fell in love with the blind
I built you a wall, then a home, then a life
I built it all right in front of your eyes
But you couldn't see my love the whole time
And you never knew that I stayed by your side
And so the mime fell in love with the blind

I gave you my all but in my own way
And it's nobody's fault, it's just how we're made
You can walk through walls I cannot escape

This cruel irony, lost in translation
Meant to be in different language
Silently, I try to speak
Just like you speak
But it sounds like nothing

And so the mime fell in love with the blind
I built you a wall, then a home, then a life
I built it all right in front of your eyes
But you couldn't see my love the whole time
And you never knew that I stayed by your side
And so the mime fell in love with the blind

Come on, come on, can we see in the dark?
Come on, come on, can we speak from the heart?
Come on, come on, can we see in the dark?
Come on, come on, can we speak from the heart?

And so the mime fell in love with the blind
I built you a wall, then a home, then a life
I built it all right in front of your eyes
But you couldn't see my love the whole time
Waiting to hear me say that you're mine
And so the mime fell in love with the blind