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Godspeed

from Godspeed by Jonah Hirst

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Vulnerability.

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I will wear you like a sweater
When these cold winds, they start to
Chill me to the bone
I will live in your wherever
These cold winds blow you
Within you, I'll be home
But when these shelter walls
They come a-tumblin' down
And these woolen threads are frayed
Well, I'm out of luck, my friend
Until you put 'em back together again

You have peeled away my layers
I am sour like a lemon and
Sweet like a tangerine
Forty-thousand leagues beneath me
You are anchored in
Bittersweet perplexity
So, when you take a bite,
Don't clench your teeth too tight
For I am naked as a lake
And ripples will steal through me with every
Quantum-level move you make

I have shed my skin
I have shed my bones
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to own
Take heart, take heed
Farewell and godspeed
When you're coming back to me
Godspeed on your way home

So won't you take a step back to me
Nothing you say or do can ever
Make me feel otherwise
In my veins, you're pulsing through me
As long as my heart beats, you will be
Keeping me alive
Keep soft your gentle heart
Before I fall apart
And be aware that when I do
My pieces are in your hands
And you will have to be my superglue

I have shed my skin
I have shed my bones
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to own
Take heart, take heed
Farewell and godspeed
When you're coming back to me
Godspeed on your way home

I have shed my skin
I have shed my bones
I have nothing to hide
I have nothing to own
Take heart, take heed
Farewell and godspeed
When you're coming back to me

I'm a newborn babe
I'm a woolly sheep
But I am mountain-strong
And ocean-deep
If you can be shore
On which I crash my waves
I will never be alone
Godspeed on your way home

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from Godspeed, released September 19, 2012

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Jonah Hirst Ithaca, New York

Jonah Hirst is a singer-songwriter and cat enthusiast living in Ithaca, NY.

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