Lowland Hum - 1999 Lyrics

Now, when I close my eyesRooms dematerializeI soar above salt waterWarm sand under my handsI’m freeI have all the time in the worldI’m freeI used to keep quietBefore I learned wordsMy bones dried, were chalkHot and heavyI balkedHot and heavyIn the worldWearyI opened the doorDug up the photographBall point pen royal blue:“I have failed 1999.”Blessed is the one whose sin is goneShe cried