Fire’s your fear and falling’s mine
But you don’t have to worry dear
I aint gonna fall this time
My guts are aching it’s been a bad week
But there aint nothing wrong with me
That I can’t fix this time
How’d you hit the edge man?
Did someone blow your big plan?
Or could you just not wait to see?
Now every time I cross under
I just look up and wonder
How surrender feels.
CHORUS
We all got a cross to bear bones to grind
But don’t you worry girl, no one’s grinding mine
Fire’s your fear and falling’s mine
But don’t you worry dear
I don’t want to die
There’s something ‘bout these times
That are weighing hard on my mind
But I won’t forget what it means to live
I can’t tell you what’s coming
But it don’t really matter love
I won’t take for granted what you give
There’s a sea of surrender
To fall in and remember
To kill the demons that keep you pinned
Everyday now
I’m getting closer to learning how
To jump without it being the end
The end
CHORUS---
I breathe in air like knives and glass
My head feels like a warm breeze that I found at last
On my side I see your face
On my side I see your face
I watch you sleep I love this place
I love this place
CHORUS --
credits
from EP,
track released May 18, 2011
written by Tony Fulgham
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