React

My reaction, my response
 I'm a function in need of x
 Ask me questions and I reply
 I'm never first, but I'm always next
 And we stare in our eyes
 Never blinking and going dry
 Do you care more than I
 Who will get the last word?
 And if we trace back the time
 Who came up with the first line?
 In any case, it's not mine
 Because these days I can only react
 I'll never speak without your lead
 I'm your shadow, I react
 I'll be the gear between your teeth
 When you're spinning, I react
 You are the neutron at light speed
 Spring me open, I react
 But can I find the zero point I need?
 Can I change it all and then take it back?
 It's so easy to shrink an inch
 Or is this room growing even more?
 And it's so easy to light a match
 When you've been burned once or twice before
 And when I swing blind in rage
 I'm in search of the first page
 And when I sing from the stage
 Who will get the last word?
 You're the one who creates
 All to which I retaliate
 But can I ever navigate
 Another path than to react?
 I'll never speak without your lead
 I'm your shadow, I react
 I'll be the gear between your teeth
 When you're spinning, I react
 You are the neutron at light speed
 Spring me open, I react
 But can I find the zero point I need?
 Can I change it all and then take it back?
 I'll find where aggression hides away
 Where my own two hands hold sway
 It's a bright and beautiful new day
 I will act, I will act
 Your reaction, your relapse
 Out of love will grow, collapse
 Something somewhere finally snaps
 And I will act, I will act
 I'll never speak without your lead
 I'm your shadow, I react
 I'll be the gear between your teeth
 When you're spinning, I react
 You are the neutron at light speed
 Spring me open, I react
 But can I find the zero point I need?
 Can I change it all and then take it back?