There was this moment and this moment was not like any other In this moment, we became eternal
Like a stranger I fell upon this awakened feeling of longing Longing to shake my feathers free and fly But I clipped my wings long ago and the feathers sit at the bottom of the cage Wasted delight in the stoppage of flight So here I am, vulnerable and the cage within my cage, the bones rattle out of place, finding refuge in the lost spaces of my soul
I believe in the blindness of fear, leading me into uncertainty I placed my faith in the cathedral in my heart Brick, stone, and stained glass, my frightful temple crumbled to dust
Let the rain flow and the mud sift through and I rebuilt that church of blood and bone to a finite state There you came into this church a flower that has bloomed brighter than the rest Your colors squeeze life from nothing and breathe into me
I'm a patchwork of failures and regret but there is a work of art that calls to me Hammer the nails into the body and lift like a prayer to the sky It's a terrible thing to waste the sunlight always breaks the day And the past isn't going anywhere, but this moment is who we are
So let's live Let's love Let's fight Let's fail Let's fall Let's wander Let's forget Let's remember
Let's live by the beauty that frees us When this testament surrounds you, I'll be waiting in this church Of wine and celebration Because we have a life and let us bring it to the end and hand it to the next person and say, "I didn't waste mine, Now it's your turn."
So won't you dance in the mud with me and sing in the night, I will cover you and never let go.