When the oceans are dark    the heavens are foreboding    the chainlink wind is breaking you open    and the lessons of the day    on the blackboard of night    seem to be erased    and the beacon has no light    and the eyes of confusion    are looking far astray    from everything you needed    to keep the wolves at bay    there's no escape hatch    no submarine    that could take you to the moon    rake you in the leaves    and keep you just as safe    as you are in my hands    that someday, someday will say bye bye       bye and bye and bye and bye       smaller than a stone    longer than a road    farther than an ocean    closer than a soul    every little word    and every little step    every new direction    the closer you will get    and farther away    you'll go from where we are    and try to keep it with you    and hold it like starling    from a frozen lake    to a hollow moon    push yourself beyond    the wall they carved for you    and when you bring it down    with all their false eyes    when you've made it yours    don't forget its yours       bye and bye and bye and bye