Leaf - mewithoutYou

If you fail to see a problem

Which I find hard to believe

Or if you’re hanging on from branches

Licking honey from the leaves;

You say, «The hopelessness of living…

And the childishness of suicide!»

But there’s a call to love my brother

That can never be destroyed

However much you talk…

However well you talk

You make a certain sense

But still it’s only stupid talk

However much I strut around…

However loud I sing

The shining One inside me won’t say anything

Oh, to want one thing!

Oh, to want one thing!

(Oh, the purity of heart)

Oh, to want one thing!

Oh, to want one thing!

And you’ll remind me how I said

You were a quiet bed in all my noise to rest…

Well, I was charming you at best

Can you remember, dear

My saying how my coming here was a terrible fall

As we crept like thieves along your bedroom hall?

I’d come down and touch your eyelids

But if you stay up too late

I’ll throw you back into the cupboard

With all the chipped and dirty plates

Like the carnival game with the bottleneck and rubber ring…

Where even if you win

Even then you don’t win

(All I want is to want one thing…)