ONE THREAD

There’s a thin thread holding us together

That’s all this is—that’s all we get

You guard it, I’ll guard it

You let go, I let go

How long do I hold on alone?

The thread won’t take much more

I can feel it in the shake of my hands

If you don’t want an ending

If the story still means something

Let your heart feel mine—just close enough

You’re still the sun

But you’re almost gone from sight

So many things we left behind

Gone now, turned to memory

All the years we wore ourselves through

Nothing left but moments

Moments threatening everything we built

Either we admit this is the end

Or we reach for what we nearly lost

Either we admit this is the end

In your hands, the thread can hold again

The wound can close

Or we both weaken, both give in

You let go

And I let go

There’s a thin thread holding us together

You guard it, I’ll guard it

You leave, I leave

That’s the only deal still on the table

How long do I carry the fear alone?

The thread has had enough

And so have these hands

We didn’t break all at once

We just kept leaving things behind

Until leaving

Was the only thing we had in common

One moment—your hands stronger than the fear

One moment—and we don’t have to end here

It’s still possible

You know it’s still possible

There’s a thin thread

You guard it, I’ll guard it

You let go

I let go

How long do I fear this alone?

The thread won’t take much more

I can feel it…

In the shake

Of my hands