My reaction, my responsenI'm a function in need of xnAsk me questions and I replynI'm never first but I'm always nextnAnd we stare in our eyesnNever blinking and going drynDo you care more than InWho will get the last word?nAnd if we trace back the timenWho began with the first line?nIn any case it's not minenBecause these days I can only reactnnI'll never speak without your leadnAnd I'm your shadow; I reactnI'll be the gear between your teethnWhen you're spinning, I reactnYou are the neutron at lightspeednSpring me open, I reactnBut can I find the zero point I need?nCan I change it all and then take it back?nnIt's so easy to shrink an inchnOr is this room growing even more?nAnd it's so easy to light a matchnWhen you've been burned once or twice beforenAnd when I swing blind in ragenI'm in search of the first pagenAnd when I sing from the stagenWho will get the last word?nYou're the one who createsnAll to which I retaliatenBut can I ever navigatenAnother path than to react?nnI'll find where aggression hides awaynWhere my own two hands hold swaynIt's a bright and beautiful new daynI will act, I will actnYour reaction, your relapsenOut of love will grow collapsenSomething somewhere finally snapsnAnd I will act, I will act