skydive

leave me in this little room. I am claustrophobic
afraid to sleep, dream, you asked me to jump out of a plane
I said ok
afraid of marriage, lovers like avalanches, thunder, afraid of reflections
afraid of your car & your eyes -- they quick trick

hide me from anything, everything
any kiss any king
I used to be scared of heights
baby, I wasn't meant to fly

afraid of my toes being broken on the new york city sidewalk
afraid of never seeing the skyline again from the corner of park st
afraid of germany, italy, all of this paint that never will really wash off
afraid of the makeup on my eyes as I walk home past your block

hide me from anything, everything
any kiss any king
I used to be scared of heights
baby, I wasn't meant to fly

afraid of the mold they push down over you while you pay them your only accounts
afraid of this block I still can't seem to fight my way over top of
afraid of truths & a green hat the morning after - only my fingers could get me off
afraid of sex. afraid for the children I'll never raise, the house I'll never lock

hide me from anything, everything
any kiss any king
I used to be scared of heights
baby, I wasn't meant to fly

[I'm not really that scared,
I'm still the girl who skips the stairs
it's just that your smile, your distance
pushes these questions
they were already there]

hide me from anything, everything
any kiss any king
I used to be scared of heights
baby, I wasn't meant to fly

afraid of an empty bed or needles in my skin
afraid of never seeing kathleen again. he wrote, I vent
afraid of fear afraid of the hair that falls into your eyes instead
afraid of this phoenix afraid of these letters, of all these testaments that you've read

hide me from anything, everything
any kiss any king
I used to be scared of heights
baby, I wasn't meant to fly

no, I wasn't meant to fly.