Cut the Mooring Line

[Verse 1] You tied knots in my name Pulled hard on my days Made my whole house small Made my whole heart stay But I saw the shore Through the crack in the rain And I put one hand on the rail Then I said your name [Pre-Chorus] I was sinking low I was worn too thin Then the tide rolled back And I stepped back in [Chorus] I cut the mooring line I cut the mooring line (Heave now) I’m gone this time (Heave now) I’m gone this time You don’t own my sea You don’t own my sky I cut the mooring line And I’m coming alive [Verse 2] I packed my old keys And my green wool coat Left the mug on the shelf Left the words you wrote Found my laugh in the rain Found my feet on wood Learned my name on the wind Like I always should [Pre-Chorus] I was bent like cane In a storm-held bend Now I stand straight up And I breathe again [Chorus] I cut the mooring line I cut the mooring line (Heave now) I’m gone this time (Heave now) I’m gone this time You don’t own my sea You don’t own my sky I cut the mooring line And I’m coming alive [Bridge] Let the old dock groan Let the chains fall down I’ve got salt in my hair And my own damn ground Every bruise turns pale Every fear unwinds I was yours to haunt Now I’m mine, I’m mine [Final Chorus] I cut the mooring line I cut the mooring line (Heave now) I’m gone this time (Heave now) I’m gone this time You don’t own my sea You don’t own my sky I cut the mooring line And I’m coming alive