A Promise Lyrics

Moving upward, and outward

I think I need the things I'm moving for

I feel this, a promise

That some amount of sunlight makes me whole

With all those raindrops waiting in my bones

Twirling, unfurling

Like smoke or something living in an old and happy laugh

I feel this, a promise

That I may be a leaf revolving in your cup of tea

That I may become everything before and after me

Looking upward, and inward

And every inch of movement tugs my core

I feel this, a promise

That every stretch and struggle makes me more

I figure that's what growing pains are for

Creating, vibrating

Like sweeping strokes of colour in a voice that's moved to song

I feel this, a promise

That you might be the sunlight glowing dappled through my leaves

That I may become everything before and after me

I took a tip from a sea of bluebells, oh, by the riverbank

And if I show for a week in springtime, it will be the mud I thank

One long turning, growing motion

(That I may be a leaf revolving in your cup of tea)

One long turning, growing motion

(That you might be the sunlight glowing dappled through my leaves)

That I may become everything before and after me

Reaching downward, and downward

We're westward, red, and almost gone again

I feel this, a promise

That loving now meant growing with you then

And where I'm going, you have always been