This Is The Thing

I don't know if you noticed anything different
It's getting dark and it's getting cold and the nights are getting long
I don't know if you even noticed at all
That I'm long gone baby, I'm long gone

And the things that keep us apart keep me alive and
The things that keep me alive keep me alone

Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing

I don't know if you notice anything missing
Like the leaves on the trees or my clothes all over the floor
I don't know if you'll even notice at all
'Coz I was real quiet when I closed the door

And the things that keep us apart keep me alive and
The things that keep me alive keep me alone

Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing

And I don't know if you notice anything different
And I don't know if you even notice at all
And I don't know if you notice anything missing

Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
Hmmm, hmm
This is the thing
This is the thing