Remind Yourself

Remind yourself Of the little signs And the small asides Playing on your mind Shift of air The turn of phrase Obsession to Averted gaze Remind yourself How the field is wide And the eye takes more than it sweeps aside Choose to keep or select the shelf Is a tender lie Remind yourself Remind yourself as the moon shifts overhead That roll it does Roll it does And the drum beat in your chest It becomes a pulse It becomes Remind yourself of a wiser day When you let them come But wouldn't let them stay Gave them hope and Forgot your own Took your head to town And your body home When you told yourself That you couldn't have And you wouldn't feel And it wasn't bad When you know the truth matters Nothing less They will lie to you Remind yourself Remind yourself as the moon shifts overhead That roll it does Roll it does And the drum beat in your chest It becomes a pulse Becomes As the moon shifts overhea Roll it does Roll Remind yourself When you say goodbye They'll forget today And forget the tie And somebody else Is gonna fill the cup That they say no one but you Filled up Remind yourself The heart that pleads Very soon takes care Of its own needs The greatest love Is dealt and done Remind yourself And move along Move along --- Remind Yourself - Alison Moyet