Pearl Jam - Sleight of Hand lyrics

Routine was the theme he'd wake up
Wash and pour himself into uniform
Something he hadn't imagined being
As the merging traffic passed
He found himself staring down
At his own hands not remembering the change
Not recalling the plan was it?

He was okay, but wondering about wandering
Was it age? By consequence?
Or was he moved sleight of hand?

Mondays were made to fall
Lost on a road he knew by heart
It was like a book he read in his sleep
Endlessly sometimes he hid in his radio
Watching others pull into their homes
While he was drifting

On a line of his own
Off the line, off the side by the by
As dirt turned to sand
As if moved by sleight of hand

When he reached the shore
Of his clip-on world
He resurfaced to the norm
Organized his few things, his coat and keys
Any new realizations would have to wait
'Til he had more time, more time

A time to dream to himself
He waves goodbye to himself
I'll see you on the other side
Another man moved by sleight of hand