willow



Willow, willow by the water!

When do you know when to go when to slow when to call it quits

How do you know when your time’s running out when the ticking hits differently

You’re moving oh, so easily

My eyes are closed to the beautiful things I could never hold

My hands are cold repeatedly doing the things they’re told

Effortless, with such finesse, they’re hardly mine

If only I were something else

Something that could feel

Sunlight blankets weaving through my veins

In the next life, can I be can I be a -

Willow, willow by the water

Basking in a softened glow

Willow, willow by the water

Trickle me in green and gold

And I would die to be a

Willow, willow by the water

Basking in a softened glow

My feet are tired, they’ve been running and jumping against their will

My tongue is numb, and I’m fumbling tumbling through my words

Still the move, still they prove they’re on my side

I’ve mastered rage through the gaze of those around me

I’ve mastered sorrow through the words of those who loved me

Some disappeared, some chose to fear, some chose to grow

If only I were something else

Something that could feel

Sunlight blankets weaving through my veins

In the next life, can I be can I be a -

Willow, willow by the water

Basking in a softened glow

Willow, willow by the water

Trickle me in green and gold

And I would die to be a

Willow, willow by the water

Basking in a softened glow

Willow, willow


If only I were something else

Something that could feel

Sunlight blankets weaving through my veins