Avalanche

Norwegian tobacco The side of your mouth There are kids on the beach Burning holes in the ground My vision is static The night sky's a blur I'm making up shapes By the light of your words

So tell me again What you promise you see A swan in the stars And a dormant edge in me 'Cause it's been a long haul Nothing short of an avalanche I've been meaning to find the words But I still haven't had the chance You are a window To a room I forgot about The door to the hall's ajar And an old weight is clearing out

Headlights in the rearview The long way around These dark winding roads Where I've been hiding out

Years in the making The knot in my chest Oh how loyal the burden Chained by a thread

At the side of the bar With your back to the wall I'm holding my breath As the words start to fall 'Cause telling the truth is like singing a song If you can just get inside It will pull you along

It's been a long haul I got too close to the nerve I guess But I've been trying to get used to it I've been trying to stay open You are a window To a room I forgot about The door to the hall's ajar And an old weight is clearing out

It's been a long haul Holding on through the avalanche I've been meaning to find the words But I still haven't had the chance You are a window To a room I forgot about And I'm staying near the light As the sun paints a pattern now