1. |
Cloth
04:11
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You used to notice the world’s made of moments
and each one a brick in the walls of a home
You saw a story behind every face
and each passerby sang you a wordless song
You chose to board up the windows
your heart in the shadows
You closed the eyes that lit your way
you had a mainstay for so long
and those were the days
When you were like me
you still had a heartbeat
and eyes that knew where they were going
fixed up above
you knew the cloth you were cut from
Where did your dreams go
and who killed your ego
as if you’re a shell that can’t really be loved
Where are your feelings
you picked them to pieces
admittedly dark from past breaches of trust
But barricades won’t make it better
you won’t last forever
deep in a hole you dug for yourself
I happen to know that you want more
than what you say now
So I want to give you time
grace is a fruit that grows slow on the vine
I want to see this through
So I’ll be here waiting for you
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2. |
Hum
03:57
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I never learned the ropes
Of social politics and following the rules
So I’m improvising every day
I’m pretty sure that they don’t teach these things in school
It’s a complicated song and I don’t know the words
A dozen harmonies that do not form a chord
So I just hum, can you hear a tune?
Is it making any sense?
Can I play a part in my defense?
I’m not worried in the least
The funny part about it is
I think no one has a clue
It’s all just confidence
I took it all to heart
Each time that my mistakes were chastised in that tone
So I withdrew and stood apart
And since then I’ve grown stingy with the seeds of love I’ve sown
Love’s a complicated song and I don’t know the words
A dozen harmonies that do not form a chord
So I just hum, can you hear a tune?
It’s not making any sense
I can play a part in self defense
But then I worry through the night
The scary part about it is
Don’t think I’ll ever get it right
Despite my confidence
I get lost, and I think about the things that I don’t know
I get scared, I get tied up in making it alone
I forget, I’m surrounded by people I call home
They are singing a chorus so I can sing along
And they won’t let me fall
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3. |
Forfeit the War
05:12
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Well I know you can't have it all
But fear of exclusion builds fortified walls
When just what I wanted is placed in my hands
It's so hard to exchange it for all my demands
Because I'm still learning to let myself go
I don't know what I don't know
So untie my rope from the shore
Cause I finally forfeit the war
I've been selfish and fiercely alone
Like a child inside, only outwardly grown
Attached to the feeling that nobody cares
And so scared to admit that I want to come home
Because I'm still learning to let myself go
I don't know what I don't know
So untie my rope from the shore
Cause I finally forfeit the war
Frozen in time more alive than I've ever been
Caught in the waves like a dream but I'm more awake now
Than I was when I thought I was under control
Cause I'm still learning to let myself go
I don't know what I don't know
So untie my rope from the shore
Cause I finally forfeit the war
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