did i give you
enough
tools for living
when they told you
you couldn't stay?
did i prepare you
for
the nights of terror
that surely would
come your way?
did i help you
toughen
up your insides
when the outsides
were getting grey?
did you believe
it would happen
when the sunshine
went away?
hard living comes
at the twinkling
of an eye
don't blink
(gone)
every time
she thought she saw
the shadow of his hand
across her face
she trembled
he would get mad
and say
"i've never harmed you
not once..."
and glower
in that way
you glower
when you think
you've lost her trust
she had to remind him
that he was tall
and strong of voice
she had to remind him
that he was a man
and unpredictable
and even thought
they taught each other
the language
of love and lunacy
he was still a stranger
in her eyes
no matter how long
he thought she knew
him
time started over
and over again
every time they
turned
and walk away
(pause)
connected
to this tree
for all eternity
i hear
the birds sing
but i cannot see
the wind
blows hard
against my spirit
waving away
my will to land
here i stand
far from the crowds
and still i falter
forever darkness
can't calm this
anxiety
(free)
whenever
i feel
you're far away
i find
a treasure
to send you
and even when
you're far away
i feel connected
by songs
memes
weird pictures
odd sounds
anything
that sparkles
what we once were
and will be again
once the sun
finds its path
through the clouds
right back into our hearts
(try)
the other day
when you were two steps
away from
my heart
i tried to ask you
about the future
and even though
we hadn't parted
and even though
my heart was stronger
than it ever was
you trampled through me
just the same
now i stand
in my stead
ever ready to help
and i empower
my spirit
in the good deeds
of my world
bolstering myself up
for the next wave
of indecision
strengthening my soul
to become what
i'm not
for awhile
dimming and brightening
as the experience
requires
acting all over again
(hide)
he stroked her hair
over and over
again
as if he was
trying to keep
the memory
of its softness
in his fingertips
as if he was
trying to keep
the memory
of his touch
in her thoughts
as if he was
trying to underline
each good time
each strong feeling
each unspoken vow
with a wave of his hand
sometimes
magic happens
with a flick
of a wrist
would this
sleight of hand
bewitch her heart
into believing
what distance could
erase in a day?
(way)
i waited
patiently
for your birth
inside me you
danced
as if the cows
would never come
home
and now
in the twinkling
of an eye
you're here
your heart
your soul
you're being alive
keeps the
eternal hope
within me
you are
no different
from all the rest
but i can always
pick you out
(one)
i forgot
all the rules
i had to break
just to be
with you
i forgot
the line i had
to follow
just to have
you near
but even when
it all seemed
too close
it wasn't
and even when
you didn't listen
to what i was
you did
offhand remarks
can be the key
to what once was
so important
i'll fight to
the death
for the success
of us
in so much pain
that's got to be
some rain
(new)
sometimes
i don't know
which way to turn
sometimes
i don't know
what face to show
sometimes
what is right with
reason
is wrong with
feeling
and i start all
over again
again and again
i lead with
my right foot
and trip myself
with what's left
what can i be
when i can't see
what's in front of me
this mask is
too tight
to be
nothing ever
happens to me
(free)
clouds chase
a warning
as i fly by
but i was
always good
at ignoring
he always hoped
to save time
hoarded it
close to his heart
the tickings
soothed him
the swayings
moved him
he was safe
between minutes
and seconds
but measure by measure
he lost the leisure
that keeps our life
interesting
in his quest
for order and reason
he lost all meaning
and the seasons
left him behind
dust doesn't wait
for anyone
over time
(end)
