The door broke when you slammed it shut And the cracks kept reaching long after you left Through the floorboards Branching towards the hall Like vines that never rest Climbing like fire through the walls A single spark that claims the whole forest I know, I know It's all for the best But honestly, I would rather be Safe from a distance than here
When I fell to my knees To sew the damage shut I couldn't believe A bright, staggering light Came flooding into me From out of the seams
So I reached deeper in And pulled my whole world wide open And for each broken mile, a billion Miracles happen at once In everything
But I'm safe from a distance, right here
Everything I love Was made of porcelain Ready to break But the bright, staggering light It anxiously waits inside Like nesting dolls, the secret hides And like every birth It was a necessary pain I know, I know It's all worth the wait, worth the weight