Not one critter goes by without confusion or regret.
Slips by swiftly like the sneakiest fox I ever met.
Gathering grasses and pieces of cloth for her nest,
She watched as the leaves twirled, waiting for the day to pass.
Watched it pass not minute by minute, but scare by scare.
And on her red back you could see the hair,
All stiff and on edge just crinkled enough to match her snarled snout.
Oh, what a life of solidarity and doubt.
Would it not be wiser to make your nest in the gypsies den?
Where all your thoughts would be how and not when.
You wanna be safe, lady fox?
You wanna live a life of certainty?
Well I’ve got bad news for you, miss.
You happen to be the wrong breed, you see?

Who has called me daughter? Who has called me son?
Who has wrapped me in blankets? Who has drawn me home?
If there’s anything to say, if there’s anything that’s true.
If there’s anything to do, I would do it for you.
I was dipped in kerosene, I was dipped in wine.
If you had your way with me would you take your time?
Even if I went away, even if I return.
Is there something left to give but all that I yearn?
Like a mother to her child, like a father spinning me wild.
Like a path overgrown I’ll be coming back home.
Who has called me precious? Who has called me child?
Who has called me beautiful? Who has called me kind?
If you have a father or if you haven’t one.
I will be there for you, you are never alone.
I’ll be anything for you, I’ll do anything for you.
I’ll be everything for you, I did everything for you.
I did everything. Everything for you.

Like a bladeless knife,
Where does it go?
It just won’t stick,
No matter how hard you throw.
And there comes a point in every fight,
Where giving up is the only way to save your life.

I don’t want to feel
Because the feelings burn so hot within.
It drips like kerosene
Deep into my lungs and onto my skin.
Why can’t I feel?
Because the pain inside becomes all too real.
My heart and mind are made up
And there’s no point in trying to hide it.
Too much to cop to, too much to admit.
I’ll go up to the rooftop near the broken glass.
In the pouring rain I’ll be the fool who asks,
‘Why am I hiding what’s inside me?’
‘Why am I hiding what’s inside me?’
I’ve got this purplish black eye.
And as you pack up and say goodbye
You kiss it, even though I caught it from you.
Reminding me that what’s hidden is still true.

What can I compare you to?
Hearing the best of news,
Maybe the big deep blue we call sea.
It’s strange how I draw from you
Looking up for a better view
So I’ll dance along in your parade.
My body won’t stay warm
Unless I’m lying in your arms.
Everything that I said I’d do
Fades away and it’s all about you.
I watch the clouds form around the window sill
All the sky is moving but you’re standing still.
Take away my facade, my eyes.
Fill me up with you on the inside.
I am willful but resistant.
You call me, always insistent.