Swimming In A Cage - Andy Shauf

I waited 'till the morning

To put my pen to use

I wrote it out a hundred times

But it never seemed as true

As when I stumbled home

And felt the words upon my lips

You grabbed me by my arms

And smelled the liquor in my truth

I said, «I'm swimming in a cage…»

The morning grows in silence

And I watched it fill the room

Earlier than dawn

You crept into the kitchen’s light

You always were an early bird

And I was always tired

So I laid in bed alone, awake

And thought about the coming day

I said, «I'm swimming in a cage»

«I'm swimming in a cage…»

I folded up my page

And left it by the kitchen sink

Where I knew that you would find it

When you came back from the yard

You’d be setting down the basket

Full of apples from the tree

And with two hands you would open up my letter

And begin to read:

«I'm swimming in a cage…»

«And I don’t want you drowning»

And as my boots turned up dust

I just hoped for understanding