Horsefly (Acoustic Version) ft. Nataly Dawn Lyrics

A cry in the hinge of the gate to the yard

Of the house that we briefly pretended was ours

A flicker of light as the lavender waved

And I vowed to surrender but part of me stayed behind

And I wanted to tell you

An unknown perennial grazes the eaves

By the window where you got a horsefly to leave

I'd come up holding a rolled magazine

And you wordlessly bade me to vacate the scene

And I did as you asked

But I'm never who I'd prefer to be

It's like it never occurs to me

To let things go

A swirl in the wood of the bench by the curb

I sat solemn and sunburned and rendered inert

You found me there holding an ocean of need

And you wordlessly gave me permission to breathe

And I just started crying

And I wished I was not ashamed of it

Pinned down by the weight of it

Afraid that you'd be afraid of it

What I can't let go