You saw a mountain, but it's only in your eyes
The far is just a fever that the distance improvise
Come home to the fountain where the water's always warm
The world beyond the window is a beautiful alarm

They gave me kinder mirrors when I looked a little far
And rearranged the evening till I doubted every star
The vertigo they offered felt exactly like concern
A gentle spinning promise that I had no need to learn

The air out there is heavy, they insist, it's hard to breathe
A tenderness with talons, a permission to not leave
Each time I neared the edges they would soften every sight
Until the leaving blurred into a reason to stay tight

A lie that loves you sweetly is the hardest one to leave.
It hands you your own comfort and it asks you to believe.

You saw a mountain, but it's only in your eyes
The far is just a fever that the distance improvise
Come home to the fountain where the water's always warm
The world beyond the window is a beautiful alarm