Narcissus

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Maybe Narcissus wasn’t given a fair shake
When he saw himself there reflected in the lake.
Life will need us to do whatever it takes
How we see ourselves and our sons and daughters,
How we see ourselves, in the water.
The story says he saw only his face there
But maybe nature’s beauty, he was holding in his stare.
Filling up his senses with more than he could bear.
That’s how he saw himself and his sons and daughters,
How he saw himself in the water.
Don’t be afraid, hold me in your arms.
We need each other to face this storm.
As we march along into the next few years
We will feel our blood, sweat and tears.
There’s so much to wonder and so much to fear.
About how we live our lives, for our sons and daughters,
How we live our lives, in the water.
Water’s rising, water’s rising, water’s rising so quickly.
We’ll see our own reflections in the waves of the sea.
Our mother tried to warn us this is how it would be.
Now we see ourselves and our sons and daughters,
Now we see ourselves, in the rising water.
We need each other to face this storm.

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from Distracted, released December 17, 2016

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