Imperfectly Still

Jake and Jill
Hiked up that hill
Where they sat and stared
Imperfectly still

They longed to touch
But lacked the skill
With the town below
Imperfectly still

I watched it all
Through my windowsill
Sent them all my prayers
Imperfectly still

Didn't wish them well
Didn't wish them ill
No I just wished they'd stay
Imperfectly still

Try to film or record it
Down here you're never
Gonna capture
How we're all in orbit

Her oxygen's up
His pulse is improving
But I saw their whole movie
Very little was moving

Jake and Jill
Unlocked the thrill
As they bared their scars
Imperfectly still

You know the deal
You know the drill
The ups and downs
The charms and the chills

Shook and shook
My head until
I realized no love's
Loved perfectly still

There's time to birth
And time to kill
And this rock we walk
Imperfectly still

Hold the rails
Paint the portrait
The more you cling to everything
The more you're lost in orbit

It's nice here in your hair
Hope i'm not intruding
But my life flashed before me
We were fixed, we were moving

Jake and Jill
Soon had their fill
Took separate paths
Right back down that hill

And the years marched on
Yeah, as they will
Long may we march along
Imperfectly still