Killowen

[00:04.99] I watched the sea retreat
[00:07.54] As joyful rocks came out to breath
[00:10.78] Feathers on stilts picked at the leaves
[00:14.54] Blue and white shells underneath my feet
[00:17.75] And a golden-rose fire
[00:23.90] Broken to coins on the water
[00:25.80] By the tide and the way she sways, she sways the way she sways my mind
[00:32.06] And the cold
[00:34.45] Bitter saltwater
[00:37.91] Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
[00:40.64] Plastic bag in my fist
[00:42.27] Muscles tense I lament
[00:44.05] For the poison in the beauty
[01:00.85] Our fingertips search the beach
[01:03.80] For smooth stones to skip troughs and peaks
[01:07.07] It takes me back to the river weeks
[01:10.41] I saved two or three for Daniel Lee
[01:14.29] And a golden-rose fire
[01:20.06] Broken to coins on the water
[01:22.28] By the tide and the way she sways, she sways the way she sways my mind
[01:28.68] And the cold
[01:31.02] Bitter saltwater
[01:34.53] Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
[01:37.27] Plastic bag in my fist
[01:39.07] Muscles tense I lament
[01:40.94] For the poison in the beauty
[01:56.16] Nothing's perfect
[01:59.91] I know
[02:02.86] But discomfort's worth it
[02:06.39] If we want to grow
[02:10.37] There's not much time
[02:14.06] Before we go
[02:17.53] So I will do my best today for tomorrow
[02:28.64] And a golden-rose fire
[02:34.31] Broken to coins on the water
[02:36.18] By the tide and the way she sways, she sways the way she sways my mind
[02:43.15] And the cold
[02:45.60] Bitter saltwater
[02:49.24] Up to my hips as I stripped to my knicks
[02:51.69] Plastic bag in my fist
[02:52.91] Muscles tense I lament
[02:55.16] For the poison in the beauty
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