Something True

Last summer I saw your family in the canyon
Walked by the closet where we smoked in gum wrappers
Walked through the gate that we snuck through after midnight
In the denial, I’ve got my hands on the reins

Sound all the time, you had it and you lost it
You will be something true, you will be something whole

Last time we spoke, you called me for some money
Last time we spoke, I wanted you to be there
Hearing your voice, I felt like I didn’t know you
Hearing the way you spoke, the change made me scared

Down all the ways you never even noticed
Take courage, take time, keep going
I refuse to be abused, I’m refusing
Only love can keep you whole

I think of you sleeping outside on the concrete
I think of you sleeping next to me in bed
You are the truest, you are the home returning
I know you’re out there breathing all the same air

Never to be around the courage or the turning
Never to be around the ways I used to know you
You are a wrecking ball and you are the lightning
You will be something true, you will be something whole