Under a Cloud

It’s August again and I’m on my own

I’m under a cloud and I’m staying home

The telephone rings and I am hiding out

Rituals carved on a well-worn path

It’s up with people but I’m failing that class

So many reasons to smile but I’m happy to doubt

I’m under a cloud and no one knows

Under a cloud while beauty unfolds like a rose

I’ve been down so long I’ve got a fear of heights

My mind keeps telling me that something’s not right

So I walk in the sun in my rain hat and overcoat

It makes no sense and it’s so surreal

Despite what you see I fear what I feel

And I’m bailing out water from this lush lifeboat

I’m under a cloud and no one knows

Under a cloud while beauty unfolds like a rose

It’s a terrible life

But none of it ever happened

I have my sunny, sunny days

Always served blackened

I’m under a cloud and no one knows

Under a cloud while beauty unfolds

I’m under a cloud and no one knows

Under a cloud while beauty unfolds like a rose

Like a rose

Bailing out water from this lush lifeboat

Bailing out water from this lush lifeboat