Sleeping At Last - Slow & Steady lyrics

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You carved our initials <br>Into these family trees. <br>But when the branches are bare and broken, <br>Love is so hard to reach. <br> <br>We've learned to brace for the worst <br>And to read the last pages first, <br>Surrender feels safe. <br> <br>Maybe the soul is the soil that holds the fallen seed, <br>Or the light pouring down in between the rain clouds, <br>Daring life to reach; <br>Or maybe it's the rings in the trunk of the tree, <br>A birthmark time will leave <br>To measure the past. <br> <br>But we can't dream when we're wide awake <br>Or fall in love with a heart too strong to break. <br> <br>Faith is expensive to taste, <br>And time is borrowed loose change <br>That's already been spent. <br> <br>Maybe the soul is the tone of voice <br>That unearthed the words that we needed... <br> <br>Maybe the soul is a suitcase that holds the backup plan - <br>A collection of keys and the patience we need <br>To start again. <br>Maybe it's the thresholds that swallow us whole <br>As we learn to let go, <br>In spite of the dirt on our clothes<br>