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Swan Dive - Lyrics by Difranco Ani


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i'm cradling the softest, warmest part of you in my handsfeels like a little baby birdfallen from the nesti think that your body is something i understandi think that i'm happyi think that i'm blessedbut i've had a lack of inhabitioni've had a loss of perspectivei've had a little bit to drinkand it's making me thinkthat i can jump ship and swimthat the ocean will hold methat there's got to be morethan this boat i'm inthey can call me crazy if i fallall the chance i needis one-in-a-millionand they can call me brilliantif i succeedgravity is nothing to mei'm moving at the speed of soundi'm just gonna get my feet wetuntil i drowni teeter between tiredand really, really tiredi'm wiped out and i'm wiredbut i guess that's just as wellcuz i've built my own empireout of car tires and chicken wireand now i'm queen of my own compost heapand i'm getting used to the smelli've had a lack of informationi've had a little revelationi'm climbing up on the railingtrying not to look downi'm going to do my best swan diveinto shark infested watersi'm going to pull out my tamponand start splashing aroundcuz i don't care if they eat me alivei've got better things to do than survivei've got the memory of your warm skin in my handsand i've got a vision of blue sky and warm landi'm cradling the hardest, heaviest part of me in my handsthe ship is pitching and heavingour limbs are bobbing and weavingi think this is something i understandi think i need a couple vaccinationsfor my far-away vacationi'm gonna go anhead and go boldlycuz a little bird told methat jumping is easyand falling is funright up unitl you hit the sidewalkshivering and stunnedthey can call me crazy if i fallall the chance i needis one-in-a-millionand they cal call me brilliantif i succeedgravity is nothing to mei'm moving at the speed of soundi'm just going to get my feet wetuntil i drown

Book: Shattered Sighs