Never wanted the moon for myself,
I couldn’t pull it down.
Where would I keep it?
How could I sleep at night with all that glow around?
Never wanted the sea for myself,
I couldn’t swim it.
And all those dead and dying fish
I’d be responsible for -
I couldn’t stomach it. I couldn’t stomach it.
Never wanted the sky for myself,
I couldn’t hold it.
All those clouds would start to shift
And I’d find myself adrift -
I couldn’t do it, I couldn’t live like that.
But I want you
For myself.
I want you for myself.
credits
from The Birth and Death of Meaning,
released March 21, 2010
With Ben Holmes (trumpet), Hubert Chen (violin), Franz Nicolay (piano), Joe Exley (tuba).
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