Bloom

Mae

Lying on my back the clouds are smiling
A current flies through the moonlit sky with sweet reprise
Hands open I've lost my grip
The stars are shining down on me as if to say "your day is over"

Riding on my wave these sails are open
I've been rolling on a wind that's never been mine
And all that night I'm floating
With the other ships
I remember when we came together we were just a beacon for the lonely

Yeah when I've lost my way I walked around it
Yeah when I've found my faith I still may doubt it
Yeah this midnight air is cold and barren
Yeah but the bloom of hope it keeps repairing

We watched the sun set fire to the sky that day
We warmed up to so many things we never could have made
And it all comes to this
When we were young the world had lent itself to us but now we owe it all we lost

Yeah when I've lost my way I walked around it
Yeah when I've found my faith I still may doubt it
Yeah this midnight air is cold and barren
Yeah but the bloom of hope it keeps repairing

I'll search for you and find you
These questions are just answers on the other side of clarity
I'll reach for you and know you
I swear this time I'll pour myself out for you until there's nothing left

Yeah we lost our way but found it
Yeah we will live to see it out
Oh hearts may break to make more room
Yeah but love will find a way to bloom
Love will find a way to bloom
Love will find a way to bloom


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    This is an amazing song. It might be my all time Mae favorite to be honest. As a songwriter, from a lyrical standpoint this is certainly among their best lyrical songs ever if not the best. Its such a beautiful song. I am so sad they are breaking up :(. The world should cease to exist without Mae.

    Dannyboy267on March 08, 2011   Link

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