Found Wanting

In the gap between give and take Earth and quake Real and fake Is there room for a prayer? For pity's sake In the tear between love and care Who knows where Stop still and stare Is there a moment? We can truly share And I went looking For what there was The who knows how And the real because And I was found Found wanting In the stitch that binds sad and blue The me and you We can't undo Is there a blade? That can run us through In the tangle of hopes and dreams Crazy schemes Wild extremes Is there an empty heaven somewhere? We can shout and scream And I went looking For what there was The who knows how And the real because And I was found Found wanting In the grip that holds the heart in fear Poison in the air Salt in the tear Is there a hero? To lead us out of here And I went looking For what there was The who knows how And the real because And I was found Found wanting