When I Close My Eyes

 

When I close my eyes the world disappears

There is neither soft black night nor sparkling day

No rain falls ‘less it falls on me

The sun doesn’t rise if I’m not there to see

 

It is not music ‘less I hear it

Nor is velvet soft if not felt by me

There is no courage if I don’t understand the fear

It is not true if I don’t know it to be

 

Yet I am less important than a grain of sand

My name won’t go down in history

But if I’m not here to understand

There is nothing at all

‘Cause when I close my eyes the world disappears