Duress

In a basement room I always came through
Was the brighter bulb stooge on a stage for two
For all our tricks, I promise you this
I will put it in a song for you

Now the space we dreamed stays so vivid to me
Like a night-time scene from a smaller green
How could I explain to anyone new that a place that moved meant everything?

And it’s not so much that we’re under great duress
Was just in the nature of things, I guess

Life’s been slowly gathering
And time feels slow -- know you know what I mean
How you came from where you were
Will always be undamaged to me
There was a reason you wanted money
It was the reason I needed to move
To plant a private pot for running
All that running we’ve been known to do

And it’s not so much that we’re under great duress
Was just in the nature of things, I guess
Life-size rocks to a choppy lake
In a windy city that made our limbs shake
And you and I on shore watching the moon
I worry you won’t recall its shape

But one time alone on a casual stroll
A thousand gnats gathered near our pupils
Though sun-showered they unsettled my skin
But you said they were a miracle