A Year On An Airplane

We flew over the cascades

We were forced to behave while we sat

In rows like children

I crossed some standard state lines

And finally found myself so far away from home

And even though New England intrigued us, thrilled us,

Our bones were cold as sticks and stones

We flew over the cascades

Just to find ourselves in storms we've never known

The winds blew like a beast with wings

And yes, everything was blown so far away

And I fell down

I failed to cut its neck

Even after hours of waiting

There was no telling when the storm would find its way

The lands we tried to memorize

We're no longer wrapped in tepid shades of red

And through the night the storm held me down

And bit my neck and said it would be okay

I stared into the fury

And the beauty of its overwhelming strength

The winds blew like a beast with wings

And yes, everything was blown so far away

And I fell down

I failed to cut its neck

I saw a dim light

In the mouth of the beast

So I followed it in

It's too late to retreat

It swallowed me whole

And my flesh became meat

Oh I can't look back now

Because the beast is complete

We flew over the cascades

We were forced to behave