Pelican

Once again that moment when you lifted me
Out of the water and held up my spine
As though stretching it into a staircase 
To the sun or something doing your best
To gather me gather me gather me
As things spilled out of my mind

You are filling my tears
You are filling my tears
You are filling my tears

You are tearing my years
You are spilling my fears
You are clouding my eyes
You are quelling our flame

I chose fight over flight and as I fell
I felt soaring searing through me
Breaking my fear as my fear broke my bones
I crashed I ashed I swept the sky clean
I wept the sky into our sea

You are filling my tears
You are filling my tears
You are filling my tears

You are tearing my years
You are spilling my fears
You are clouding my eyes
You are quelling our flame