From the recording Birds Of Relocation (2012)
I am guilty of mentally checking out when home life is chaotic. This song is essentially written from my wife's perspective, speaking back to me: stay present.
Lyrics
The thing about daydreams
When they stop you in your place
It takes all your maybes
And turns them into present state
Turn it over and inside out
Repeal the thoughts that steal right now
Lost in a daydream and gone far away
Am I just a shadow to cross your face?
No one needs you more than I do now
To wake up from your daydream
The thing about beauty
When it moves you from your place
With eyes open wide
You can see the world through common grace
There is nothing so profound
As this moment here and now
Lost in a daydream and gone far away
Am I just a shadow to cross your face?
No one needs you more than I do now
To wake up from your daydream
There you go, you disappear off to some place better
And you pretend it’s forever and always
So you disengage
Lost in a daydream
No one needs you more than I do now
So wake up now ‘cause it only gets better
And live your life just like a purloined letter
Wake up from your daydream