Until I'm Home (feat. Sammy Copley) - Ezra Williams

I love you to the bone I love every piece of you All the pieces you don't That face you pull for strangers The voice you assume on the phone And I'm so glad that you let me in You are not a prize for me to win But with every piece we share I'm a kid at county fair And you are the giant teddy bear I love you to the sea I love you like the tidal wave That cast me away When it washed me back to shore The first arms that found me were yours And I'm so glad that you found me there Half asleep with seaweed in my hair The mermaid and the sailor, half a decade later You and I were still the perfect pair Then came rings and a house 60 years or thereabouts And still I'm searching for the perfect way to say I love you to the Earth I love that you love Hemingway And the first hint of May And daffodils and oil spills And mountains made from molehills And I hate that I know All that makes your garden grow What to do with all of this once I'm alone? I love you to the bone I love every beat of you Every measure and note And so if I stand the chance May I ask you for this dance? Yes, I'm so glad that you found me here And made the choice to love me all these years Though I can't return the favour That the mermaid lent the sailor Oh, my dear, you've been my savior And every second spent with you is worth the tears

I'm not well As you can tell By the way, I haven't look you in the eye I'm about to lie and say I'm fine But inside You and I know that's not true But it's either this Or let my burdens weigh on you And that I just can't do So I'll choose for the both of us And you'll just go along because You've trusted me for no good reason Here I am, committing treason Force the last page of our story One more boring allegory Hope to god you'll rise above me Always bite the hand that loves me Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all And I'll watch you fall And I'm aware That it's not fair To bring you here then send you on your way You had so much to say And to ask Like, "Why am I not cut out for the task Of loving you forever Of holding you and never wanting less?" Well, I can take a guess See, I could choose for the both of us And you'd just go along because You've trusted me for no good reason Love no matter what the season Force the last page of our story You're my favourite allegory Hope to god that you'll forgive me My mistakes will long outlive me Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all And I'll watch you fall And I don't know if this makes it any easier Perhaps you'll find comfort when I say You and I are nothing more than meteors Never meant to live long past today Yes, I'll choose for the both of us You'll just go along because You've trusted me against your judgement You deserve someone who doesn't Force the last page of your story No more boring allegories Hope to god you'll rise above me Though you'll always be part of me Mine, mine is the unkind, kindest cut of all I'll watch you fall Now watch me fall

When I was young If I just closed my eyes Then I could go anywhere Dream of any place Imagination set the pace And my heart was happy there What a shame that you came Round and told me Said my dreams can't come true "Don't be foolish Give up your wish Big things aren't for you" And how you'd scold and chide me Forever criticize me But now I think I know the truth You were the one Who held me down and told me I was heading nowhere You said know your place Accept your fate and show good face And be thankful that you're there That was so long ago When you owned me I believed it was true Bend me shape me Build me break me Why was I your fool? And now I'm so much stronger I'm not yours any longer I've got a message here for you Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near Hey wait turn and show your face I've got a lot to say And you're not going anywhere You lose; the time you ruled me's through I'm in control I own my soul And I'll never go back there Wasted years that I spent Never knowing I was kept, I was used Never-ending Condescending Now I just refuse I don't care what it costs me I know I almost lost me Won't spend another day confused You rose I fell Made my life hell Anything to crush my soul Anything to feel control Finally free I've come so far Finally see how sick you are I spent my life degraded But I won't leave here jaded I'll start again and finally prove Time for you to learn It's my turn I won't be held down any longer I've waited all my life and finally it's here It all begins A chance to win A dream that's been a lifetime An endless vast uphill climb The day I've waited for is drawing near

I met a man He had a dream I tried to understand But nothing was what it seemed Sometimes, that's how gods roll We'd sit for hours He'd share his plans To build a universe And make every part by hand A big scheme with an infinite goal So I would watch and listen and try to learn As pieces and bits became whole But there is more going on than the work at hand What I learned had to do with the strength of the soul There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable! So, step by step And frame by frame A world's created Its map fashioned from a stain Just dream big then work 'til it grows I learned this lesson We can evolve Achieving anything As long as our heart's resolved Believing will make it so Though our lives are limited by years on Earth Our dreams won't be bound inside The goal's not to live forever 'Cause eternity loves the creations of time There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable! Don't be afraid! Get up, get going A step everyday I'll meet you there When we strive, we transcend Even death cannot end our climb! I wasn't ready You can't prepare For the unthinkable For something that's so unfair It's cruel but that's how life goes But through the sadness Thousands of tears We see his message Sparkling and crystal clear Our work is larger than we know! There's a light that shines And it's power is mine! Though our body's weak and breakable The spirit is indomitable!