Begin

I listen for the echoes of

A closing door, a mourning dove

I try to hold you closely now

Inside my head, and all around

Where has my spirit gone? Will the embers take?

If I can't hang on when the levees break

And the flood rolls in to wash away what could have been

Could I begin, begin, begin?

Could I begin, begin, begin?

And watch the morning light come in

You dream of loss, of reaching hands

That hold you up, that understand

The hurt you feel, how deep it runs

Your sacred life, where it begun

Where have our spirits gone? Will the embers take?

If we can't hang on when the levees break

And the flood rolls in to wash away what always has been

Could we begin, begin, begin?

Could we begin, begin, begin?

And watch the morning light come in

Oh

There was a northern star in the back of our minds

And it led me on through space and time

But the light has dimmed in fear and rage

And I lost the chance to turn the page

Where has my spirit gone? Will the embers take?

If I can't hang on when the levees break

And the flood rolls in to wash away what could have been

Could we begin, begin, begin?

Could we begin, begin, begin?