The bends

A siren’s song

I know I can’t, come out from the water, too fast

Have to ease into the light, exhale through the tides

It’s been a while in the shadows, let the weights down

Rising up slow

On the shore I’m panting clean, wringing out a decade of bad dream

If I met you, would I recognize you

Is this what belief is, that you’re out there

Too many days unloved, too many nights unfair

I’m back from the deep, not asking you to save me

I’m just waving, I’m just waving

My cousin picked up the oyster shell

She said you’ve been low too long

You’ve got a treasure to shine

It’s more dangerous to hide, sometimes

Oh the sands got under my skin, nearly tore me to the bone

Licked the salt for a few years, maybe you can see the glow

Was born into a storm, grew to be half-mad

Undersea repairing what’s torn, but those are days I couldn’t spend on land

Dancing with you, what was I meant to do

White dress from, a shipwreck

Is this what belief is, that you’re still out there

Too many days unloved, too many nights unfair

I’m back from the deep, not asking you to save me

I’m only waving, I’m only waving

Crying in my sister’s kitchen, I couldn’t lie

Said I’m tired of funny stories and hope

One more time, I just want to be happy

We could be happy! If you met me, would you recognize me

Would you even want me, would you look at me

With anything but concern? Could you hold me in awe?

Could you still touch me? Now that I’m open, and raw