the daughter of a dove keeps me i have found a love among the thorns breakwater to the sea keeps me there is an ageing arm across a naked waist there is a fallen tree against a perfect january snow and thats as spiritual as i need to be thats as spiritual as i need to be we all know safety is a blessing and a curse like marys baby staring back up at mary so when they said turn up the kick drum turn up the snare i turned away to see my baby put a flower in her hair now im doing flips at the edge of the pool sophomore junior fool the things i do and the things i say i know theyre more than just a little way from each other more than just a little way but people ive been operating under the impression that thats okay when all of your heroes have had their sons and all of your heroes have had their daughters and all of your heroes have left you and all you have left is all of this water well all you can do all you can do is secure your bird heart and sail towards the edge but i am just an arm hanging in the sun and thats as spiritual as i know how to be said thats as spiritual as i know how to be said i am just an arm hanging in the sun where the daughter of a dove keeps me so when they said turn up the kick drum turn up the snare i turned away to see my baby put a flower in her hair now im just crossing shit off my list at the edge of the pool five four three two the one thing the wise man would do is waste away but the one thing that im going to do is take a name my name is the bay my name is the bay my name is the bay my name is the bay breakwater to the sea thats as spiritual as i need to be breakwater to the sea thats as spiritual as i need to be breakwater to the sea thats as spiritual as spiritual as i need to be the daughter of a dove keeps me a break breakwater to the sea just strong enough to hold back the waves as they roll in roll in roll in roll in roll in and i should have told you sooner ill be relying on you baby and i should have told you sooner i think youre just like me and i guess i shouldve told you i am sometimes just an arm just another arm hanging out a window on a highway in the sun or a fallen tree against a january snowbank or a break break break break breakwater to the sea a breakwater to the sea thats as spiritual as i need to be the daughter of a dove keeps me break breakwater to the sea breakwater to the sea thats as spiritual as i need to be the daughter of a dove keeps me