The Iris of the World

Crossed the border laughing

Never know what to expect

They wanted to know what church I'm in

And what things I collect

They're trying to plug holes in the hull

While flames eat up the deck

The captain and his crew

Don't seem to get the disconnect

Passing through the iris of the world

Passing through the iris of the world

I will always love you

On a boulder by the shoulder

The paint will likely outlive

Both the feeling and the holder

In the age of global warming

When all things are growing colder

It's beautiful the writer

Opened up his heart and told her

Passing through the iris of the world

Passing through the iris of the world

I'm good at catching rainbows

Not so good at catching trout

I'm good at blowing holes in things

And ranting in self doubt

I've got a way with time and space

But numbers freak me out

I've mostly dodged the dogmas

Of what life is all about

Passing through the iris of the world

I'm passing through the iris of the world

I'm talking in strange voices

To myself the way I do

The road under the half moon sky

Rolls out in shades of blue

I'm raw anticipation

Of our rhythmic rendezvous

Loving the gift of the loving I get

And the loving I give to you

Passing through the iris of the world

Passing through the iris of the world