Bones

I never leave the mirror until I see my father

I walk like the old man, one step slowly then the other

I sit quietly by the window and watch them all move quickly by

There's a song caught between my teeth, I'm sucking on a lullaby



I know what I know, it only comes with time

When your blood begins to feel the Pull of Sunset's tide

When the winter can't stop the bloom and the end is long delayed

I will show you that small room, white sheets, white light

Flowers on the wall, oh my bones



I recall my younger days of ignorance and days of pride

But the mask can grow into the skin until one day you just die

Now I'm invisible, like a blackbirds shadow

My face is yours reflected in you, rippled shallow waters



What we are is more precious when seen through eyes

Fed by blood that feels the pull of sunset's tide

When the winter can't stop the bloom and the end is long delayed

I will show you that small room, white sheets, white light

Flowers on the wall, oh my bones.