Flesh and Blood

Let it be
That we see
Our preclusions
All retreat back into their shells
Let us start from the top
Be who we are
Till the cold earth
Has eaten every cell

Painted gold
To disguise
That this old weathered heart
Is still worth your love
But in due time that'll fade
And you'll see that I'm made
With nothing more than
Flesh and blood
A love so real
Could only dream it up

Before I go
Grant me vision to see
The cobwebs grow
Around my demons turned to stone
Cause I'd lift up the sunrise
For your waking eyes are my only truth
To counterweight a world of lies

So when the leaves
Start to fall
I will know that they'll grow back
Greener than new
It's just a moment away
Yet it fills every day
Like a glacier melting through
Or a stone that's held
Until the wind and rain
Cut it loose