Temperance

There's a ghost in every corner
Every kitchen counter
And every light fixture
Every outlet
And they walk through walls and I feel them float through me
I feel their coldness on my skin that leaves me tired and empty
I feel their longing for touch and it flows throughout my body
I want to give them something but I have nothing to offer
I have nothing to offer

I smelled the rain as it hit the dirt
I closed my eyes and felt each drop on my aching shell
I fell to my knees to understand the grayness of the storm clouds
I looked above and watched lightning crack
In vapor's depths like a powerful sorcerer's spell
(A sorcerer's spell)
And I felt magic's nostalgic current in the air again
And I felt magic's nostalgic current in the air again
Air again, oh

As I rise up towards the sky
I tightly hold the spirits' hands
Watch their fluttering angel wings dance
Like diamonds as they glisten in the light
But I couldn't stay
In that place
It wasn't safe
I had to go home
I had to feel warm

Blindfold affixed, I douse for nourishment
Chasing the dewdrops in desert sand
I run from the blistering heat
I trip over the dunes and the anthills
I follow sounds of footsteps
Can't tell if they're my own
Maybe those of rabbits
Or birds who landed out of weariness
The patterns lead me to where I should be
They give me all I want and all I need
I am home

But is this it
And is this really me
I just can't tell
I'm not myself
Is this really it
Is this really me
I am home
What is home

Am I just a ghost
Did I ever even have a home at all
Was there a rise and then a drop and then a fall back down to earth
Like rain into the dirt

My roots are on the ground
My leaves are gonna sprout
And my home will be right where I am

Home is where my dewdrops land
Home is with my friends
Home is where you hold my hand
And push your face into my chest
Home is in my head
Home is where I lay my beating heart to rest

I am home