The Crane Takes Flight

Oceans lay between us and the things we think we need

But I've known many who would gladly swim to get to where you are

Always more together than the ones you think are better off

But darling, no one's made it half as far

And it's so hard and I know how hard

And I know how hard to pursue

When you just ain't breaking through

But don't you let them tell you that you're wrong

You're either thinning like the fog upon a marshy tidal bog

As the crane takes flight and she sings her silent song

Or spinning like a hurricane, they've not yet used your name

And I'm left wondering why is it taking so long?

And it's so hard and I know how hard

And I know how hard to pursue

When you just ain't breaking through

But don't you let them tell you that you're wrong

Moving around in the space that you've found

To be finally fit for you

And you're strong at the helm but you're still overwhelmed

By all the painting left to do

Everything's calm in the half-light of dawn

But the morning will bring no peace

'Cause you'll never be done with the work you've begun

Even in moments of relief

Grappling with time and the mercury line

As the afternoon sun gets hot

And you'll always be far from the things that you are

'Cause there's so much that you're not

So move it around, check your depth with a sounding

Your map reference against the stars

And your work and your home, like your clothes, are your own

Like your skin and like your scars

I told you they've had power all along

So don't you let you tell you that you're wrong