Perhaps I'll fall away today
Give a little slack and jump
Wind roaring in my ears
I do not know:
Will I stop when I hit ground?
Or shall I keep on going,
Down and down,
'Til I plunge upward out
The other side?
For if I don't come back
(I splat)
How would I know for sure?
Time, you say, and time I give
Daydreaming, scheming,
Reaching all the while
For the wants and needs and takes
I lay awake at night and dream I fall
Brush your fingertips, you turn away
I watch my sky shrink down 'til I can
Fold it up and keep it
Like I keep my promises
Yours are so much smoke and mirrors
Distorted
I try to see our reflection but I can't
'Cause I'm falling
How did I tip, go over the edge
(And down on through to China)?
Your hands, love, your touch
An overwhelming joy
A guilt, a pain
And when you kiss me
I feel dizzy
Like I can't breathe, weak-kneed
And so I fall, love,
And we polarize
Your eyes in mine
I watch you watch me hit bottom
You taking your time to follow me down.