Hold Still lyrics

Why is it impossible nowTo trace every echoBack to its birth?Why is it impossible nowTo kiss every fever away?There is truth that's hidingBehind every wall that surrounds us.It takes a lifetimeTo pull the bricks away. Why is it impossible now to know?(Is this the way to understand?)With the weakest of earsWe'll try only to hearThe sound of our voice,Louder than fear of waking upAlone.Let conversations carryThe unraveling of skin.The ink will pour an answerIn children's handwriting.If all words are cameras,Hold still.Shutters slide to unveilFingerprints of angelsAnd a language made of film.With surgical precision,We'll cut every piece into order.And beneath soft faces,We'll climb halfway to God.Why is it impossible now to know?(Is this the way to understand?)Why is it impossible nowTo trace every echoBack to it's birth?