to paint

Too old, too young, to be, too old
To be, a verb
Summer really is on the line
The edge, a friend, a choice
A move inside yourself
To stay, to stay, to paint again
To feel again
To open into the all

Okay, okay, for now, today
Okay, alright
The dust is settling in
Begin, breathe in, culminate
Then exhale it all away
Away, for now, today, the great escape
Open into the all

Too old, too young, to be, too old
To be, a verb
Summer really is on the line
The edge, a friend, a choice
A move inside yourself
To stay, to stay, to paint again
To feel again
To open into the all
Before the fall

The only neon shared are the archetypes
Of the irises around
And the feet familiar and the oxygen
Seem to lead us to surround

To be between a choice and a dream
To act, to own, to be
Could you consider your time
Your worth, your heart, your birth
Your home, your colors alone?
Be here, be here, be here, shake the dust again and again
Open into the all
Before the fall

The only neon shared are the archetypes
Of the irises around
And the feet familiar and the oxygen
Seem to lead us to surround

And I'm
I'm choosing a side
And I'll put it in paint
And I'm
I'm choosing a side
And I'll put it in paint

To paint, to paint, to paint
To paint, anew

Memories flooding the coast
The bridge, the trees, the sky
The touch of the people you know
The smell, the smile, the flash, the height
The tension in my chest from running away
The pool, the tide, the sand, the bond
The birds, the wind, the road, the dirt
The heat, the glance, the ghost (I almost felt it)
The top, the toast, the feast, the snow
The white, the blue, the gold (I almost held it)
The hues, the light, the lot, the coat
The warm, the big, the bold (I finally feel it)
Soak me into the all

The only neon shared are the archetypes
Of the irises around
And the feet familiar and the oxygen
Are the finest things in town
And in the hope that burns infinity
Is what we needed all along
To use the past to paint the imminent
And the reminder to belong