Commencement

Lyrics for Commencement

I simply couldn't fathom what it take It's like I was abandoned at the stake Saw the light and saw my shadow cast a shape When I was cast away to the east I found gratitude and grace I claim defeat, I know that I'ma be okay Surrender taught me peace could be attained Give thanks for the house that I was raised in Open palms under calm waves I had undergone a long phase of self-harm My brother Ocean told me focus on my brave heart When inching closest to my hopelessness, I aim for the stars Trust it's all in the perspective that I've gained from the scars I cast a line when fishing out the reservoir I pass time with deep sighs and interlocking arms I capsized then I turned my life over to God Mama didn't give me life to just pick it apart Mama told me I'm a light, I was dim in the dark When I was at his shoulder height and my living was harsh A sorry doesn't make it right when my hands need a wash Surrender signed his name under kindest regards At every single nerve ending, my journey will start Reflect and let the curve bend and resemble a arc Protect my only sense of brevity as I embark He chose not to struggle anymore With a supreme act of will springing from the essence of his being He turned away from his life And the long train of disastrous consequences that had flowed from it And looked wistfully upon the dark face of ancient waters Upon which some spirit had breathed and created him The dark face of the waters from which he had been first made In the image of a man with a man's obscure need and urge Feeling that he wanted to sink back Into those waters and rest eternally