Branches - Letters lyrics

I went through old letters that you wrote me And followed your words to the bottom of the page To find all the things that you tried to show me Months ago at the bottom of the page All the words that I once knew Oh, I gave to you, yes I gave to you And all of the words that I want to know Have dried up in the back of my throat I set sail across your words Hoping never to find shore, never to find shore And in the ocean of ink, I started to sink Before your words filled my lungs with breath again There in the light of the evening city sky The yellows and pinks tell my heart to think And my mind to feel this love that is real And to let my lips say at last everything you mean So I whisper slow, three words you already know And the marching band falls in line And the symphony leads your lips to mine!