From the recording Birds Of Relocation (2012)
I wrote this for a Florida State University film student's short film that was his graduation thesis. I hope he was given a passing grade.
Lyrics
Don’t hold your breath
Don’t hold your life
Even though I let you down
Even though you know me now
Don’t blink an eye
You’ll be surprised
I got caught up in the storm
I got so caught up in me
Everything you ever wanted
I could not be
It’s been a long time since I kept my word
A long time since the flooded earth
Draw near when the waters rise
We’re learning how to be alive
I’ve been knocked down
Been made a wreck
Everything my fingers touch
Turns into an awful mess
Everything you hath provided
Is an endless sea
Everything the world demands of me
Is fear and loathing
It’s been a long time since I kept my word
A long time since the flooded earth
Draw near when the waters rise
We’re learning how to be alive
It’s been a long time
It’s been a long time since I kept my word
A long time since the flooded earth
Draw near when the waters rise
It’s been a long time since I kept my word
A long time since the flooded earth
Draw near when the waters rise
We’re learning how to be alive
I’m learning how to be alive