Memories & Dust

First I was a hatchling waiting for my little bones to form Next I was a fledging leaping from the nest despite the fall Oh they fall, how we fall But if I speak to you of days upon the ocean I can speak to you of memories and dust There won’t be time for all of us, I know there won’t be time for all of us I landed in the garden longing for the view behind the fence Oh my god I prayed my bones weren’t brittle For the air we float on can feel dense Oh the weight of it aches But if I speak to you of days upon the ocean I can speak to you of memories and dust There won’t be time for all us, I know there won’t be time for all of us ’Cause I saw two fall before they were ready to And I found no sense or gain to bear the cost Comfort comes to those with faith in mysterious ways But for me faith don’t make up for what we lost But if I speak to you of days upon the ocean I can speak to you of memories and dust There won’t be time for all us, I know there won’t be time for all of us But in the morning I can smell you on my pillow I need to know we won’t get wrung out in the wash I need to know there’s time for us I must believe there’s time for some of us ’Cause I saw two fall before they were ready to And I found no sense or gain to bear the cost Comfort comes to those with faith in mysterious ways But for me faith don’t make up for what we lost