And Then I was a Cat

Something is wrong
And I can't figure out what it is
But there's a strong sensation
I've felt all along
From the moment I first became aware
Of this new situation

I'm attempting to communicate with you
But you can't recognize my point of view
Something feels strange
It's like the answer's on the tip of my tongue
But then my brain gets jumbled
My thoughts are arranged
Until you set a bowl of food out
And then my theories crumble

I try to ask a question
But I can't form the speech
So I'm batting at your shoelace
And clawing up your indie rock magazines
Are you the girl I used to dream about
When I was a human being?

Memories flash
I try to concentrate but they never last
They just dissolve to ashes
I can't reach the past
I know it's there but when I feel your touch
My whole system crashes

Yesterday I tried to reach you through the piano
I got distracted by a bird outside the window
It lifted off and then it soared into the distance
I turned around and found you'd left in that brief instant
For work or wherever it is you go

But sometimes I think you see me trapped behind these eyes
There's a faint familiar essence that you recognize
Inside this fuzzy little figurine

Are you the girl I used to dream about
Or is this just another dream?