Water in the Wine

Water in the Wine There is water in the wine But the cup ran dry I crossed the dark between the worlds Just to stay alive Maps burned in my pockets Tongues I can’t use After all these years I’m still following you Every scar I ever earned Was a door I went through You don’t leave the Otherworld Without losing something true There’s water in the wine And ash on my skin I don’t kneel for rulers I don’t answer them If the path still breathes I’ll find the thread I don’t believe in nothing I believe you’re ahead I’ve been sleeping in the cold With the wolves and crows Listening for footsteps On roads no one knows They said you were gone Or scattered or bound But I felt your pulse Under the ground Every lie they ever told Had a seam of light You don’t end a fire You just bury it at night There’s water in the wine And iron in my hands I don’t wait for signs I don’t need a plan If hope is a weapon I carry it spare I don’t believe in heaven I believe you’re there Laughing with tears Waking up scarred Time is a beast And I learned its marks If this is a war Older than bone I hear you breathing I’m not alone Not lost. Not broken. Not gone. There’s water in the wine But I drink it slow I’ve crossed too far To turn back now If love has a center I’m closing in I don’t believe it’s over I believe I’m near There is water in the wine And I know the way