[Intro — fingerpicked guitar, vinyl crackle] They think it rises on its own. I used to let them. [Verse 1] I found the rope behind the mountains when I was nine Gold thread, tied to the morning with a fisherman’s line Pulled it once and every window filled with fire So I kept pulling, inch by inch, a little higher Nobody asked why my hands looked twice my age Why the dawn came late the week I caught a fever in May I learned to sleep with both my feet dug in the ground One eye shut, one hand wrapped, never letting it down I watched a million people curse the early light While I dragged that burning weight across another night They called the sunrise beautiful from their balconies I saw the blisters where the beauty had been leaving me [Pre-Chorus — drums thin out] And the sky keeps saying, “Just one more” But I’ve heard that voice before [Chorus — sung, wide and aching] I’m tired Let the sun hang where I left it Let the whole world call me selfish I can’t pull it anymore I’m tired If the morning doesn’t make it You can say that I was sacred You can say I broke the sky But I was tired [Verse 2] Today I stopped beside a field of satellite dishes All those silver mouths pointed up, making wishes I thought somebody finally knew what I had done Then every screen lit up: “What happened to the sun?” They sent up planes, drew circles on a chart Found a reason for the dark in some machine that fell apart Nobody looked behind the ridge, behind the pines Where I sat with all that daylight cutting circles in my palms I could have tugged. I know exactly how. The first few inches hurt the worst; I could get past them now But for the first time since I learned to pull that line The shadow on the ground was mine, and only mine [Pre-Chorus] And the sky keeps saying, “Just one more” I put the rope down on the floor [Chorus] I’m tired Let the sun hang where I left it Let the whole world call me selfish I can’t pull it anymore I’m tired If the morning doesn’t make it You can say that I was sacred You can say I broke the sky But I was tired [Bridge — drums drop, close vocal] Then a little girl came walking through the blue Found the golden rope and asked me what to do I said, “Leave it. That thing took my whole life.” She said, “Okay.” And sat beside me through the night [Final Chorus — drums return, harmonies build] I’m tired Let the sun hang where I left it Let the whole world learn a second How to live without my hands I’m tired And the dark is getting lighter Not because I pulled it higher— Something bright came up behind us On its own [Outro — guitar only] They think it rises on its own. Maybe it does.
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