Out upon the ice flats giant sheets are breaking up And the mist forms blurry circles From the bridge lights illuminating us But I have fallen for a weaker line A soft equation on a slow decline A winter thaw has come to shake my mind And if you truly understood what you tried to protect You would come to realize that it's you who must accept A little impermanence would be good for you I remember thinking being hung up on you was bad But knowing that I'm finally over it is twice as sad And when I feel my lashes come together and pull apart I wish I would've known that from the start