THE KINGFISHER

I walk on the edge
Where the sun hits the water
Where the kingfisher dives
Out past the breakwaters

In my dreams I have always
Breathed under water
When the dam breaks open
And the water runs over

With strongest armor
I protect my heart
The things that I let in
Have gotten me lost

In my dreams I have always
Been locked into battle
The rain as my sword
The storm as my armor

I believed in something
Out on the road
I believed in something
A long time ago

In the halcyon days
The sun hit my feathers
I was the kingfisher
At home in the ether

The approaching storm
Never worried me
From the wind, I am born
Of the rain, I am king

In my dreams I can always
Fight back the wind
The storm keeps me steady
The rain keeps me clean

I'm headed back south
To the land of the pines
To relive my dreams
On the breakwater islands

But dreams are so wild
Too hard to recapture
Still I hate to watch them
As they all come unraveled

I believed in something
Out on the road
I believed in something
A long time ago

I am the kingfisher
Tied to the water
The rain is my sword
The storm is my armor.