Mary Chapin Carpenter - Iceland lyrics

Last night I dreamed of icy cliffs Standing on the precipice I leaned to see just where the edge would take me The wind came up, I closed my eyes I heard a shout and to my surprise A hand reached out and pulled me back to safety What's a hand, what's a dream Who can say what it means When everything that you know Can disappear Don't look back, the spirits cry Just be glad to be alive Everything that you love is right here Everything that you love: Life feels smaller than this stone Worn smooth inside my palm I keep it like a charm inside my pocket I keep thinking I'll flame out Leave no one with a doubt That I was meant to fire like a rocket What's a stone, what's a flame There's always someone else to blame When everything that you know disappears Don't look back the spirits cry Just be glad to be alive Everything that you need is right here Everything that you need:. When I'm left here on the shore The ancient basalt moor Will beckon me to sleep among its heather Who's not tempted to fold in So that sleep may come again Where the fire and the ice hide their treasure Everything that you love Everything that you need