You’re Running Away, David

You’re running away, David
Did you think your [jack] will just disappear
He’s waiting around to tear you limb from limb
It’s either you or it’s got to be him to take that fall

And I dream I still hear the waves
Splashing in the shell you once held to my ear
The ocean was always near, how I picture you then
Now your laughter echoes where the laugh lines begin their slow crawl

The driftwood branch in your trembling hands
Could be as good as any other’s [ ]
You thought this was going to be easy, now you know

Choose your stone, carve a [sling] from ash
There’s a wishbone hidden in the hourglass
And nothing quite like first steps in the snow

You’re running away, David
Did a thief split with your tongue
Leave a nightingale song so sad and slow
Is that why you’re perched at your window wearing your curtain like a cape

And I dream I still can recall
Your porch [ ] for a slender light
We talk through the summer night, so unaware
Now I’ve come to fear your fear - are we only this decay

David, you’re running away
David, you’re running away
David, you’re running away