I make no apology for my intensity
for the desolate dark
and luminous light of me
I’ve reached the end of the line with all this chilling
my soul’s gone cold with playing it cool and passion killing
I’ve tried living life in the middle
tried sitting really still
been doing my yoga and pilates
been taking my chill pill
But on the other side of silence the roar just keeps getting louder
the river floods its banks with daily waves of wonder
and all around the land cries out for the fruit of distant thunder
I make no apology for my sensitivity
for the one less layer of skin
for the vulnerability in me
I’m done with having to shut my door
to keep you all from feeling more
For fuck’s sake risk a little darkness
risk staying with the pain
risk finding out that through our loss
we can our hearts regain