sometimes words; sometimes wonder

sometimes i don’t have words, and only wonder

sometimes the current’s too strong, and pulls me under

slowly, i drift until the morning comes and i’m

hopeless, breathless, drying out beneath the dawn

sometimes i’m quiet, and the birds sing for me

sometimes i’m silenced, and the trees speak with breezes

cautious, careful, i look where i put my feet

but falling is easy when you’re always hiding

sometimes i don’t have warmth, and only shivers

sometimes i dread the night, and feel so bitter

my blood is rushing through my body

hot enough to freeze my heart and

i can’t for the life of me

find a way to breathe again

lifeless, lying on the rocks beside the sea

breathless again, my chest so still

the whales are keening

the evening cloaks me in mist

and i disappear without a trace

now i’m a star of stars, and not alone

put against the black of night, shining stones

i haven’t got a heartbeat but i am still alive

i’m singing in the heavens and i know i’ll never die

sometimes i don’t have words, and only wonder

sometimes it’s only words, that help me wander

dreams are fickle, changing things

promises i’ll never keep

but stars have different rules

and different ways

time flows slower

i am younger

singing strongly sometimes words

and sometimes only wonder