Migration

[Verse 1]

Walked alone into the creek and the water came up to my shoulders

Didn't know it got so deep, but I laid there on my back for hours

I know the shadows and their shape

But everything will find its place

Climbed a hill to watch the geese form an arrow moving south for winter

Since the summer, all the trees shed their skin down to the bare essentials

The cold just strips them 'til they're dry

It leaves more room to see the sky

[Chorus]

I came the closest to praying that I ever have last night

After the days spent parading with my folding pocket knife

Well, I'm a girl, I'm just playing, I know nothing of real life

Maybe I'll take a migration and end up somewhere nice

[Verse 2]

I drove twenty minutes out just to see the sun run down a valley

Then when everything was dark, I still sat there as the park got empty

I like the clouds when it is dusk

But no one waits 'til they show up

[Chorus]

I came the closest to praying that I ever have last night

After the day I spent waiting for the sun to subside

Well, I'm a girl, I'm just playing, I know nothing of real life

Maybe I'll take a migration and end up somewhere

[Bridge]

Why do we plant our feet?

There must be better ways to be

I've seen all there is to see

I thought I'd try to escape it

But I guess I always knew

That you never really do

[Chorus]

I came the closest to praying that I ever have last night

After day, after day, after night, after night

And I am always reminded, I know nothing of real life

Maybe I'll take a migration and end up somewhere nice

[Outro]

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