Slip the Rope

Lyrics

The gift, a hard taskmaster Shakes me out of bed All hands on deck but one hand's in my head Pushing in pushing out Hear the silent shout Home is where the heart is Though sometimes it bleeds I would open a window but the air is too rare to breath Breathing out breathing in This oxygen is thin Wrapped up in this envelope Where is it to go? Wherever it is It's getting there But the getting there is slow Going out, coming in This letter is my twin I'll sleep on it tonight Hope it will be alright In the morning If I seem so distant It's because I'm getting close Closer to this beating Heart of the searcher's ghost Looking out looking in Forgive this sin If it is a sin Slip the rope Set adrift and sail away Sail away I'm not putting myself on a pedestal Or in the egotist's high chair It's just that sometimes you have to be selfish In order to share A slave to this runaway horse I can't dismount How can I explain this feeling inside It's so hard to pin down Compare it to the tide Rolling out rolling in Our ship will come in One day our ship will come in Our ship is coming in Sleep on it tonight Sleep on it tonight Sleep on it tonight Sleep on it tonight