Dead Oceans - To Just Grow Away lyrics

We're melting ruby hearts A confusing trade To burn the ore To shape a blade Then to swing it low Beginners fate To lose a skin To just grow away Like a rain, to help a river But a river so hard to please But I've grown to see the diamonds You've thrown in just for me We spent so many nights Just gathering stones The silver tears Old sapphire bones All the copper leaves Then dreamt, now true Look how they find their path To cut right through Like a rain, to help a river But a river so hard to please But I've grown to see the diamonds You've thrown in just for me Look when your hopeless child will figure There are moments when hope's not Only real when flagging far down a road With an armful broken arrows And no hand free for the bow Your kid will lose a battle But you always Will let him go I lose my wish to drown And aimless flee What you've thrown to lose Is still right here with me