I can feel my heart quipping, slipping so close to the bottle
and we are home, but in our lover's lies so coddled
and the merry-makers have their heyday, wandering away from still blue water
tumbling blindly to our feet, we open our mouths 'til we shudder
hands locking in luminous pace, these songs and daughters
all raptured by benevolence at stake, our courage we mustered
salty eyes and silent teeth, breaking bread by the old mill
we kept our worried lips so taunt, limbs and appendages still
when we breathed the rapid wind, oh how our lungs did suffer
for all the cleaner air and eagle's wing, we long to feel the thunder
again my soul it aches for peace, yet in slips the bottle
forthrightly I find my sound deceased, when slowly we all stumbled
past the rocks and molten eyelids that clung to their specters
courageously we traveled through the halls of pain and laughter
our clothing torn and our scabbards worn, we campaign with blunder
the worms and flies will eat our skin, but the bones still lay asunder
bleached white and starry night so proud for us to wander
And in the din I laughed so loud, you could hear it echo in the sound
the coast was so gray that day when we pitched our fallen fort
the map had lost its luster but we still found ourselves decided
tomorrow will be our guide, in the pines behind our eyelids
the cones and hollow drone of the highway sends us scouring
searching in a frantic pace for some lenience to rely on
I place my toes in the cool water and the fish try to bite them
for we are home yet all alone, the ambiguity is beguiled
though taciturn, we hook our worms, and place them in a robin's nest
I wonder aloud if were we not endowed by so humble a genius mind
we might take flight beyond the trees to see what heaven defied
and in the fields I find her still, standing without speaking
the luminous dove of unrequited love stands apt in the tall grasses
and when it storms, the colors warm, I feel her touch so vibrant
the raven hands, still clasp the bands, and her heart it still yet racing
oh gracious love, oh lord above, please chaste her honest chasing.