Breath

Eyes closed and soul descends
Through my skin into the earth
My consciousness extends, extends
Into the world of ancestors

And if the sun does take me up
I move between the worlds I touch

Within my days I've seen the hills
Grow strong and tall, rise up renewed
From where I stand within the still
And silent trees, within the yew

I watch you move between the worlds
Between the roots you're softly curled

Another life and morning's breath
Upon my face a fresh sunrise
I whisper words, though you have left
Entrust them to your dwindling guide

Asleep you know nothing of pain
Until a child is born again

And turning in the falling leaves
The scent of burning branches weaves.

Return

You came back to me
Like the tide to the shore
So many times
I don't know if there will be any more

Sometimes you lied
It didn't make sense
I looked on your face
And you made me human again

Sleep, sleeping down through the years
To the dreams I sometimes have, escaping fear

You looked at me
I could see kindness there
Within the smile
A truth that got lost somewhere

And you turned on me
Became someone else
I wish I could be enough for you
But I'm still stuck inside myself

Sleep, sleeping down through the years
To the dreams I sometimes have, escaping fear
Sometime you'll come to me and let me go
I know I'm far too weak to stand alone.