Reach

Your blood is in my blood It runs through my veins You slithered in so sinewy sweet And whispered into chains Grind you into dust, but no gold do I find I think on all the other stones I left behind Coloured in, the fragile lines begin to heal Keep it in Don't let me be your guide Suffocated, smothered by the turning tide Reach for me, dear, I'm falling down Wandering like leaves without a sound Like wind without a sail, you carry me home Footsteps without a trail, you're fading into stone How do I start again Erase lines I've traced How can I lead when it's me who needs an enemy to face Follow blindly down behind a burning faith Forget the facts, the signs, that not a hero make If I falter, if I fail Lost at sea, bury the trail Watch this woman break and break Throw me over, let me drown in swallowed pride Reach for me, dear, I'm falling down Wandering like leaves without a sound Like wind without a sail, you carry me home Footsteps without a trail, you're fading into stone Waves are breaking down my spine Cease the flow, don't turn the tide Watch the water take and take Sinking slowly, only ghosts can hear my call I die in vain for gold I'll never find Reach for me, dear, I'm falling down Wandering like leaves without a sound Like wind without a sail, you carry me home Footsteps without a trail, you're fading into stone Our lives are light, they pass in waves Only by shadows, we scatter on the ground And all our words reduced to surf and stone Wrapped in glass, I promise I'll write your name