From the recording Surfacing the Wreck
Lyrics
Of looking back there is no end
Events we never comprehend
Words that never seem to rhyme
And blood that in time turns to wine
Join the flame and waiting tinder
Raise the wreck so you can sink her
A foot of ice can hold a car
Or break your heart or tune your soul
It thickens with the weight of words
Heavy things are always cold
Remain independent thinkers
Raise the wreck so you can sink her
I meant to be intentional
To spend myself wisely and well
To be a tree with roots and towers
Forgotten fields of uncut flowers
Burn the plan down to a cinder
Raise the wreck so you can sink her
We clamber and we crawl beneath
Occasionally overreach
My good intentions kept me warm
Also left me misinformed
I’d like to stay but we can’t linger
Raise the wreck so you can sink her