The Ivy Leaf Agreement

These ivy leaf obsessions they encase my body
wrap over my shoulders
entwine through the lobby
when I am held tightly
so just incase that I might leave
I'll get stung for the truths in front of me
I dare not see

you see I've always been good at quitting
but I'm not too good at letting go
yeah, I've gotten pretty good at quitting
but I still just can't let go

I trap myself in this hotel along with my thoughts
and there's room for my friends here
so I've got people to talk with
and past the front porch is her ivory path
and they're welcome to walk it
but I just pick shards from the window
and I seal it in a locket

where it turns into a leaf
and I attach it to my sleeve
but I dare not read it
but at least that it's with me

and this ivy with not break
until I've decided and I take the first steps and admit that it was all just a childish fit and I played it

oh, darlin' I confess
I played it all up in my head
I calved the truth up and made an ending
so I could digest these tiny segments
I played it all up in my head
I calved the truth up and made an ending
so I could digest these tiny documents
I played it all up in my head
I calved the truth up and made an ending
so I could digest these tiny segments
I played it all up in my head
I calved the truth up and made an ending
so I could digest
oh, darlin' I confess