Like a Secret
Bivouac LP/CD
Did you ever wish you could be king?
Don't talk me down from here.
Talk lines unbroken by old fears.
Don't talk me down from here.
I make my bed alone.
Holding heaven in your hands
and hoping it will all come true.
Turn the world on its ear make it ring.
Rub sticks in dirt and dust
and let the bright come burning through.
Let me fly this kite without a string.
Goes much higher than these buildings.
It goes faster than your tv.
Larger than your life, like silver.
Necklaces of perfect words
to hang around your perfect neck.
Turn a diamond to a lump of coal.
Making fires and melting ice.
Locomotion frees the soul.
Let me fly this kite without a string.
Goes much higher than these buildings.
It goes faster than your TV.
Larger than your life, like silver.
Colder than deep water.
It is better than a switchblade.
Hides mountains in its shadow like a secret.
See the would-be king on a would-be throne.
I'm all I know now.
Better get started.
It's a long walk home.
Notes:
The band almost exclusively referred to the song as "Silver," although the title "Did You Ever Wish" appears on a 1993 setlist.
Chris wrote some of the lyrics.