Highwater Rising - Kissing Tree

If you think that it would bother me
to watch you walk around with her
to watch you sitting in your kissing tree
and should the worst occur
while you’re climbing high
you won’t look down
this branch can’t hold your weight
the leaves that fell
won’t catch you if it breaks.

All I’m saying is
climb cautiously—but don’t do it for me..
don’t do it for me.

If you’re looking for reaction,
a sign, a cry for help,
you won’t find it in her weakness;
you’ll find it in yourself.
But you’re climbing high
you won’t look down
‘cause this branch can’t hold your weight.
The leaves that fell
won’t catch you if it breaks.
But I never thought you could be
so different from me..
so different from me.

So climb cautiously
but
don’t do it for me.
Don’t do it for me.