Balance

Not a breath of air
Just a ripple on the sea
No wind to fill my sails
No wave to carry me

I have no means of returning
To the harbour I once knew
And there’s no quick means of learning
If the course I’ve set is true

Cos on a calm sea I can go nowhere
It’s the storm that forces me on
And the crash of the waves is my heart beat
And the wind in my sails is my song

Sometimes the journey’s not easy
Sometimes the path is dark and slow
Sometimes the only thing that saves me
Is not knowing where to go

But on a calm sea I can go nowhere
It’s the storm that forces me on
And the crash of the waves is my heart beat
And the wind in my sails is my song

Too much light can blind us
Just as much as not enough
Balance is what keeps us
Through the calm seas and the rough

And on a calm sea I can go nowhere
It’s the storm that forces me on
And the crash of the waves is my heart beat
And the wind in my sails is my song

© Adrian Nation, Laburnum Bridge Records 2008