Three of Wands

Lyrics

[Intro]


[Verse 1]
I dragged the desk to the window edge
I planted three stakes in the planter ledge
Just three wooden poles in the potting clay
My back is turned to the empty room
Where I swept the floor with a borrowed broom
And packed up the boxes and sent them away
Now the packing tape's cut and the parcels are gone
I am standing here with my good coat on
Feeling the draft from the open glass
Watching the maritime traffic pass

[Chorus]
And the bay is turning a heavy gold
Every little venture that I bought and sold
Is a slow white ship on the evening tide
And there is nothing left to do inside
I gave it my heat, I gave it my breath
Now I watch the horizon and wait for the rest

[Verse 2]
48 dollars in customs fees
Carried away on a western breeze
My brain keeps tracking the wake of the boats in the foam
Looking for a pattern in the way they drift
Hoping the weight of the water will lift
But the cliff of this balcony feels like the only home
My hands are clean but they are humming still
I lean my weight on the windowsill

[Chorus]
And the bay is turning a heavy gold
Every little venture that I bought and sold
Is a slow white ship on the evening tide
And there is nothing left to do inside
I gave it my heat, I gave it my breath
Now I watch the horizon and wait for the rest

[Bridge]
The first wand holds the ambition I had
The second one holds the delay
The third is just wood that I grip with my hand
While the harbor lights switch on across the bay

It takes so long for the water to move
I have got nothing to fix, and nothing to prove
But I cannot look away from the golden glow


[Outro]
Just the heavy water
Just the ships getting small
My back to the room
Facing the edge of it all
I am waiting on the tide
Waiting on the tide