Gavin Castleton - Re-Entry Lyrics

Even when told that he'd circled the farm
The boy was convinced that he'd walked a straight line
Pointing due north, he told them Polaris, of all of the stars, had led him the farthest
Inside by the fire, the boy warmed his hands
His sisters brought cocoa and biscuits and ham
And they giggled and chided their little Columbus who never abandoned his own little compass
When you get a bit older
There'll be times when you wander
Away from your family
And your friends
You may look down upon the earth
And those strange human beings
From the masterful space that you're in
And soon you will wonder
With the distance you put there
How you'll ever get back to them
But don't give up
Don't give up
No matter how long you've been away
Don't give up
Don't give up
You can always go back ...
Go back to love
There are things you must push through
And things that will push you
And tear at the hope in your chest
Let the body go limp then
Don't brace for resistance
Cause the trick to re-entry
Is knowing that you never left
But don't give up
Don't give up
No matter how high you've hung yourself
Don't give up
Don't give up
You can always go back
You can always go back... to love