You Brushed Her Breath Aside - Kevin Devine

Up on the bus, cash in your hand

His voice in your head

«You can 'til you can’t»

Your every step leaned like ladder at the edge of the earth

You broke a border, killed a promise, took apart all the work

You held him high and tight

He brushed your beath aside

He ate your hope alive

Dreamt of your llove

His mouth and his eyes

His hair and his hands

Complex and alive

Said, «I'm a loaner, I’m a rental, I’m a breeze in the heat

You can have me for a minute but I’m no one’s to keep»

You held him high and tight

He brushed your breath aside

And ate your hope alive

It can’t be a curse, it can’t be a lie

It’s simpler than that

A hole in your life

You could canvas every corner, you could leave her a map

But if no one’s missing, no one’s hiding, then no one’s coming back

She held you high and tight

You brushed her breath aside

And ate her hope alive