Too Close

she was a solitary bird
perched atop her tree,
stretching her neck to see
as the river runs its course;
until it reaches the place 
where they say it meets the sea.

for her it was only a thing of legend,
this collision of the river's rushing waters
and the ocean's crashing waves.
for she had never, not even once,
tried to test her wings,
so she had never been to that majestic place.

but then he came and perched himself
beside her and since then,
she never had a moment's peace.
for he kept on nudging her to take the leap
and see the world beyond her tree.
and finally she did.
that's when she learned how it truly felt like
to be finally free.



 

Oh, oh, something's gonna happen if we get too close, yeah

Oh, I don't know how you do it, but my heart's wide open

I feel my tippy-toes over the edge

And I ain't looking back over my shoulder

Ain't got no parachute but I'm okay

Something's gonna happen if we get too close, yeah