Tapestry - Blankets lyrics

When the clouds show their teeth I can retreat under our canopy Sturdy and tall like a fortress of Maple A precious escape, dip in honey kept safe in the hive While you hold up a bone to the hounds at my ankles Dressed in mold, I came in cold, then wore our laughter like a coat And checked my worries into a bank of snow As we got buried we shortened the lengths of rope Around table or flames we pour like summer rain onto tangled root Then it flows through our veins as we stretch out our branches So when the clouds start to roar I can weather the storm for a while Oh the cycle that's born from the kindest of chances Well I'll keep tight, sixteen smiles Stretched on the mountain those summer nights I'd poured my ants down onto the miles of road I held my hands out and walked on the tightened rope Stay close enough to shake When the hands coax you away Keep your share in the braid Out five thousand suns from now When life's pulled us around Will we squeeze on a couch? Stay close enough to shape When time's wooed you away Keep your roots in their place Out ten thousand moons from now When your arms have been stretched out Make some room on the couch