Castle

I’m a castle

I built my walls up so you cannot see me

But there’s a little window and if you look through

You will see me

Cryin’ after you leave

Fillin’ the moat and wettin’ my sleeve

With my heart all broke

And the old fire’s smoke in my eyes

I cannot see

The way to go

And there’s a rock in my soul

There’s a stone caught in my shoe

It’s the one I threw

And I threw it to you

I thought you wanted to

Build a castle with me

An igloo of snow or a house in a tree

But this leaf’s gonna leave

And its wettin’ my sleeve

With the rain of a sky inside

I’ve a halted stride from a heavy soul

It’s not getting lighter on its own

I can’t go

I’m stuck in stone

And the moat’s just growing wider

Round this castle I built

To cover my eyes and cover the wilting flower I keep in my heart

That’s seeping through this too-thin sleeve

So go, leave me alone

I got water to let out o’ this stone

Hurry it up, the bridge is comin’ down and I am comin’ out of

This castle

Don’t look now or you will see me

I do not want you to see me

Cryin’ after you leave

Fillin’ the moat and wettin’ my sleeve

With my heart all broke

And the old fire’s smoke in my eyes

Dharamsala, India 2008