It’s a secret portal,
the passage to my pain
Showing me I’m mortal,
blood coursing through my veins
I can open it when I’m all numb, closed off to myself
like a well stocked cupboard,
there’s stuff on every shelf
So I pick a memory,
a feeling I once had
And it comes alive in me,
I’m happy, I am sad
Tears and laughter making way, dancing in my chest
They were never far away,
they only took some rest
And if I think I’m dying,
then dying is the way
The gates are wide open,
the flood will wash
each growing crack away
Buckle up and let in the hurricane
See the cars are flying,
like toys, they look so small
And the houses that I built,
they groan before they fall
All of my belongings
scattered everywhere
Everything I thought I was,
I no longer care
And if I think I’m dying,
then dying is the way
The gates are wide open,
the flood will wash each
crumbling schack away
Buckle up and let in the hurricane
The view is getting clearer
as the wind sets in
Disaster drawing nearer,
there’s no way I can win
It’s a secret portal,
but I can walk right through
No more expectations,
there’s nothing I must do
I’m just a lonely orphan
on a lonely road
The little bag I carry
still packs a heavy load
And if I think I’m dying,
then dying is the way
The gates are wide open,
the flood will wash each
winding track away
And if I think I’m dying,
then dying is the way
The gates are wide open,
the flood will wash me clean
and it’s ok
Buckle up and let in the hurricane
credits
from Leaving a Memory,
released March 20, 2018
Patrick Rydman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, additional keys
Benjamin Petersen – electric guitars, banjo, additional keys
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