From the recording Alight Beyond the Sea
jessica gerhardt: music, lyrics, vocals
mark mekailian: production, ukulele, rhodes
arend lee jessurun: electric guitar
matt smith: trombone
joey messina-doerning: mixing
patrick doyle: mastering
Lyrics
Oh you know how my heart is wild
like a horse to tame, running fast and free
And who am I,
but an unlearned child
with a burning flame inside of me.
And how easily I would give you all
of my self, oh how my heart just wants a place to fall.
And you reach out to me like a saving branch,
and I fold like a paper crane in your hands.
I find myself going against the grain
as I impatiently knock on vacant doors.
Like a child who kicks and cries in vain
'cause she wants to walk while her mother's holding her.
But when I pause and see its futility,
I'm in your arms, your saving arms, you are carrying me.
And so I let myself rest within your plans,
and I fold like a paper crane in your hands.
I’m in your hands
in your hands
in your hands
Oh you know how my heart is free
like a living crane set out for the sea.
I'm in your hands,
a sustaining wind,
and I'm carried on,
you are guiding me.
In your hands
I’m in your hands
in your hands
in your hands
