SLIPPING AWAY
FAR FROM THE HECTIC PACE
WE LEAVE BEHIND
THE THINGS WE COULD NOT FACE
FOR DAYS AND MILES
STANDING IN LINE
I WATCH MY DAY BREAK
DRIFTING ABOUT
AVOIDING WALKS OF SHAME
WHISPERING PROUD
REPEATING MY OWN NAME
BEAUTY’S ON FIRE
THE WORLD IS LOUD
BUT HERE I CAN SEE
I’M ON A SUGAR HIGH
WITH LOVE KEPT DEEP INSIDE
FLOWERS BLOSSOMING WILD
WHEN LAUGHTER LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT
WE RUN FROM FIELD TO FIELD
FROM NOTHING WE WILL SHIELD
THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT
JUST THE HORIZON
HERE I CAN SEE
BEYOND THE TALLEST TREE
HERE I CAN READ
THE BOOK OF OLD FOR FREE
I TURN A PAGE
BUT NOT ON YOU
CAUSE HERE I CAN SEE