In Between Stars - Eleanor Friedberger

In between moons

I was the sea, I was the sea

In between stars

I was the salt, I was the salt

Wild and vulgar were the ones that you could see

The ugly idols not cherished by me

In between moons

I was the spring, I was the spring

In between stars

I was the iron, I was the iron

Washed and scrubbed from morning till night

The sky is heavy on my shoulders but alright

It happened so very long ago

We don’t know when or how

Nobody knows what we’re doing here even now

In between moons

I was the sea, I was the sea

In between stars

I was the salt, I was the salt

You put your hope at the bottom of the jar

Sent out a swarm of bees to sting from afar

Or turn the axe around in my hands

Throw me in the fire

Warm yourself, kid yourself a little while

In between moons

I was the spring, I was the spring

In between stars

I was the iron, I was the iron

At first you couldn’t

No, you didn’t love enough

And afterwards, you loved far too much

I don’t know how I’ve come to see the world

Exclusively through your eyes

Everything I buy and eat and do with you in mind