I thought that I had built enough of a dam to hold the flood

But it's a little more complex than a barrier if wood

I don't think I'll compete with something that can change its form

And the water gets heavier with each inkling of a storm

It may be plasticity that

Leads us to melodies with a hope to tell a story where we've come out the other side

But you've measured every step and

Mapped out those sullen depths as a beacon in those rougher tides

With strength in your stride

It's followed me and it sits so deep within

It's underneath my skin

As the wst wind pulls me in

I lost my voice but I found it scored and thin

Longing to find the wind

With my lungs tied in tension

I often think back to our time in the car

And wonder where you are

If you're courage ever went too far

A lesson in the way you held your mind

Almost just like mine

Maybe we were two of a kind

After that first talk we had I knew you'd have it rough

But you'd still find time to check I always have enough

A couple years on down the line and you found the world's end

I caught the lingering shadows of my old friend

A limbo in your subtle doubt

And my time just running out

Just to leap into a dream and see

It comes in many shades

But you braved and carried out

A task on that rugged route

With a lease of life and better shades

New light and accolades

It's followed me and it sits so deep within

It's underneath my skin

As the wst wind pulls me in

I lost my voice but I found it scored and thin

Longing to find the wind

With my lungs tied in tension

I often think back to our time in the car

And wonder where you are

If you're courage ever went too far

A lesson in the way you held your mind

Almost just like mine

Maybe we were two of a kind