an undefended heart

listen: from “falling down”

watch: monday song

lyrics

hear we are again
standing at the river’s end
the falls
the crashing walls
standing on the shore
blue-white fingers, slamming doors
the waves
the night parade
there’s always something more
fences burn
your confidence returns
from the dents, we learn
an open heart is broken wide
pushing out to sea
dead of night, alone but free
the fear
there’s only here
breathing in the air
outside, inside, everywhere
awake
for goodness sake
exposure strips you bare
connections lost
all certainty tossed
the brutal truth at such a cost
an open heart is broken wide
fantasies and epitaphs
before-and-after photographs
when the moment comes
the universe hums
landing far away
pre-future, post-yesterday
a start
a world apart
here we stand alone
unfamiliar far from home
but clear
it’s all right here
and here is where we belong
a pin in the map
a center for your victory lap
conviction baits the tender trap
an open heart is broken wide
a light in the sky
the sun about to rise
and the fire in your eyes
an open heart is broken wide
an open heart is broken wide
a woken heart, a home inside