There's something about my memory that keeps me unaware Everything I've loved and known Falls into the ocean or fades into the air Better let me leave a note
Everything I offer, everything I am Will never mean a thing in the end So bury me with family, bury me with friends If I'm too weak to comprehend
Take me to the river, take me on a plane I want to see the world unknown I've never had a vision, never said a prayer That's not a faith I will condone
I've seen what words can make us, seen what they can do Like soldiers marching towards a battleground They can bury you alive, they can give you one more night With the white and routine all around
Chorus: But for now, don't you take me to the other side For now, don't you leave me for another night For now, don't you lay me down or let me go For now, for now
There's something about a child looking in your eyes Reminds you of the here and now So breathe until you're ready, breathe until it's fair Leave your worries in the ground
Never mind the preachers, never mind the fear Just move away from all the doubt Take everything you've wanted, everything you love And never keep your mind in your mouth
Chorus: But for now, don't you take me to the other side For now, don't you leave me for another night For now, don't you lay me down or let me go For now, for now