When you were boy you stuck
your thumb inside the light
morning bottle warm
holy compass ready you would run into the wild
gathered in its arms
when you're in the city you're
a tangled native tongue
another tongue eating fear for free
know the wild that wants you
know you're not another pillow on
a gun drifting off to sleep
and come home
feel your own bones say "heal yourself"
hear your own hear moan
"love yourself and come home"
when you were a girl salt was
beading down your back
and all the braves were tangled in your hair
candy for lips and for your love
all you were given was a bruise
falling down the stairs
when you're in the city and its talking to itself
stealing what you sing
know the wild that wants you
when the sun is underground
and park police are laughing off your leaves
feel your own bones say "heal yourself"
hear your own hear moan
"love yourself and come home"