Cross Over Me

[Verse 1 — industrial percussion]
I laid the steel across the gorge
Held every bolt beneath the storms
A million crossings without fear
You find one crack and bring it here

[Pre-Chorus — descending bass]
My feet have never touched the shore
That I keep carrying you toward

[Chorus — heavy syncopated rock]
Cross over me, cross over me
Get everywhere I'll never be
I bear the weight, you count the rust
And call my best not quite enough
I'd drop the cables, let them fly
And watch the valley open wide
But other lives are crossing mine
Who'd pay the price to set me free?
(Set me free, set me free)

[Verse 2 — distorted fretless bass]
You say the crossing takes too long
I add another lane and carry on

[Bridge — suspended harmony]
I'm not the road, I'm not the stone
I'm someone who deserves a home

[Outro — pulsing strings]
The traffic fades, the silence stays
I dream of walking my own way