The Lake

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Every once in the months my life sets fire to my feelings I'm on the path near the lake and it's stopping my breathing But it's still not a surprise It's in my chest, it's in my ribs, it's not my heart, it's my grieving But it's not sad, it's more of a longing that comes for the season That I'm in And I always wonder Just where it's been [Verse 2] And when I die I hope my soul doesn't go on and fly I hope it just stays right here looking up into the sky 'Cause I know where I'm gonna die Then for a beautiful hour in the morning and once in the evening I'll see the kids in the water, full of being And then I will smile And the winter months Will only last for a while [Verse 3] Looking up at the grey, but I wouldn't ever have to worry 'bout freezing I could just sit and ponder, never have to think about reason I'd be just someone's memory But how different is it when you're just walking down the street? You're always in a place that you're not, you're inside of your loved ones I'm just someone's friend I still wake up every day And don't see an end [Verse 4] The stillness kills me with a filledness that brings us to staring Out far beyond the shore the fire's brewing and glaring On the mirror on the lake And in the hold there's black, there's red, and orange and withered blue Never mind the breeze, never mind the miracles, I got me and I got you I know that this is my fate And if I was God, this isn't even something that I could create And if I was God, this isn't even something that I could create And if I was God, this isn't even something that I could create [Verse 5] And when I die I hope my soul doesn't go on and fly I hope it just stays right here looking up into the sky 'Cause I know where I'm gonna die A when the Lord comes down to take me back to the sky When the Lord comes down to bring us back to the sky When that Lord comes down, I'll look Him straight in the eye I'll look Him straight in the eye