Heart Is a Drum

Leaving Aspen | September 2024 | Photo: Jonathan VanAntwerpen

Free as a driving wheel
Circling around your iron will
See only what you feel
Keeps you turning when you’re standing still

You tried to run from trouble when it comes
You followed the drum, keeping time with everyone

High as the light of day
You’re falling down across your lost highway
Pain, does it hurt this way?
To come so far to find they’ve closed the gates

You’ve lost your tongue when you fall from the pendulum
Your heart is a drum keeping t...