Swan Dive
December 12, 2002 - 10:35 p.m.
This is a song that's been speaking to me lately...Swan Dive by Ani DiFranco
Cradling the softest, warmest part of you in my hands
It feels like a baby bird fallen from the nest
I think that your body is something I understand
I think that I'm happy
I think that I'm blessed.
I've had a lack of inhibition
I've had a loss of perspective
I've had a little bit to drink and it's making me think
That I can jump ship and swim
That the ocean will hold me
That there's got to be more than this boat I'm in
Cuz they can call me crazy if I fail
All the chance that I need is one in a million
And they can call me brilliant if I succeed
Gravity is nothing to me
I'm moving at the speed of sound
I'm just gonna get my feet wet until I drown
I teeter between tired and really really tired
I'm wiped and I'm wired
But I guess it's just as well
Cuz I've built my own empire
Out of car tires and chicken wire
And now I'm queen of my own compost heap
And I'm getting used to the smell.
I've had a lack of information
And I've had a little revelation
I'm climbing up on the railing trying not to look down
I'm going to do my best swan dive
Into shark infested waters
I'm gonna pull out my tampon and start splashing around
Cuz I don't care if they eat me alive
I've got better things to do than survive.
I've got a memory of your warm skin in my hands
I've got a vision of blue sky and dry land
I'm cradling the hardest, heaviest part of me in my hands
The ship is pitching and heaving
Our limbs are bobbing and weaving
I think this is something I understand
I just need a couple of vaccinations
For my far-away vacation
I'm gonna go ahead and go boldly
Cuz a little bird told me
That jumping is easy
That falling is fun
Right up until you hit the sidewalk
Shivering and stunned
They can call me crazy if I fail
All the chance that I need is one in a million
And they can call me brilliant if I succeed
Gravity is nothing to me
I'm moving at the speed of sound
I'm just gonna get my feet wet until I drown
I'm just gonna get my feet wet until I drown
I'm just gonna get my feet wet until I drown
This entry originally consisted of a lot more than this song, but I deleted the rest of it because it wasn't something readers needed to know. I never delete entries, so this is kinda weird, but whatever. Ta! ~BOB
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