Orion

Orion
I could see you looking down
Small houses
They were built into the ground
At a distance
You can’t see what’s falling down
If you’re up close
You can almost hear the sound

Of someone I remember
We would pack our things into the car
Though we never got too far
It’s a wonder to discover
How the winter finds its way to spring
Being young meant everything
In the summer

Constellations
Are you laughing at us all?
We rage
As we watch our heroes fall
If they’re up there
Remember them to me
Like my grandpa
On the beach of Normandy

In the summer we remember
While Orion’s sword is burning out
Lovers long forgotten now
There were mothers who discover
The winter finds its way to spring
Parents don’t know everything
In the summer

Oh, the stars are still the same
Oh, they see all of our pain
Oh, they can’t do anything
And slowly they explode

Orion
To be young and insecure
It’s the trade-off
It’s the cost of wanting more

Every summer
Remember
To pack your things into a car
And if you never get too far
Take a number
Discover
You’d be doing what your parents did
Don’t you dare forget it, kid

In the summer I remember
That Orion’s sword is burning out
And love will be forgotten now
In the summer