Winter In The Blood

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hand
I had flashes, you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years

While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

You were there in the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels

To reach too high
Too far, too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies

I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew

I sighed and you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

The torch in your pocket
And the wind on your heels
You climbed on a ladder
And you know how it feels

To get too high
Too far, too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

Popcorn and cannonballs
All the season's fears
Trumpets, towers and tenements
Wide oceans full of tears

Flags, rags, ferryboats
Senators and scars
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars

Yes, you climbed on a ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail

Too high
Too far, too soon
You saw the whole of the moon