A Thousand Necks

[Verse 1]
I poured Monday into a maybe
Tuesday split itself in two
Every door wore my own handwriting
Every room had a different view
I kept one hand on the turning glass
One hand reaching for the frame
All those lives were waiting gladly
None of them could learn my name

[Pre-Chorus]
Each narrow throat says, hurry through
But every grain divides in two

[Chorus]
A thousand necks, one falling sand
A thousand maps in a single hand
I chase each life as it slips away
No one gets all of me today
A thousand necks, the glass runs dry
I cannot live every life I try

[Verse 2]
There’s a kitchen where I keep the garden
A stage where I never miss my cue
A quiet coast where I mend the old boat
A desk where the whole world comes through
I set a place for every future
Set the table wide and long
Then the evening takes the candles
And the plates are all still gone

[Bridge]
Turn it over—hear the grains collide
One small current, let the rest subside
Choose a door and let it close behind
Give one life the weight of time

[Final Chorus]
A thousand necks, one falling sand
A thousand maps in a single hand
I choose one road; I let it stay
And give one life the whole of today
A thousand necks, the glass runs dry
One living heart can still reply

[Outro]
One road, one name
One life, fully claimed