I s ee you in windows
That op en so wide
There's not hing beyond them
And no o ne inside
You ki ck off your sandals
And sh ake out your hair
The sa lt on your shoulders
Like spa rks in the air
There's si lt on your ankles
And sa nd on your feet
The riv er too shallow
The oc ean too deep
You sm ile at your suffering
The swe etest reprieve
Wh y did you leave us?
W hy did you leave?
You ki ck off your sandals
And sha ke out your hair
It's to rn where you're dancing
It's to rn everywhere
It's to rn on the right
And it's to rn on the left
It's to rn in the centre
Which fe w can accept
It's to rn where there's beauty
It's to rn where there's death
It's to rn where there's mercy
But to rn somewhat less
It's to rn in the highest
From kin gdom to crown
The mess ages fly
But the net work is down
Bru ised at the shoulder
And c ut at the wrist
The se a rushes home
To its thi mble of mist
The oppo sites falter
The spi rals reverse
And Ev e must re-enter
The sl eep of her birth
And u p through the system
The wor lds are withdrawn
From ev ery dominion
The mi nd stood upon
And n ow that you told her
And n ow that it's done
The na me has no number
No t even the one
Come ga ther the pieces
All sca ttered and lost
The li e in what's holy
The li ght in what's not
The st ory's been written
The let ter's been sealed
You ga ve me a lily
But n ow it's a field
You ki ck off your sandals
And sh ake out your hair
It's to rn where you're dancing
It's to rn everywhere
