I woke in a fever
(In a fever, fever, fever)
In a fever
(In a fever, fever, fever)
I woke in a fever
Chilled and shivering
Yet warm
Too warm
My heart pounded out
A drumbeat in my head
And my limbs felt imaginary
On the cusp of reality
(Cusp of reality)
I felt a river below me
Carrying me
(Carrying me)
And I turned with its curves
Bent to its currents
(Bent to its currents)
I wondered how far
Until I reached the end
And it dumped me out
Into the ocean
(Into the ocean)
Finally, quietly, I remembered
That I cannot swim
And perhaps that would be
Okay
(Perhaps that would be okay)
I felt a river below me
Carrying me
(Carrying me, carrying me)
And I turned with its curves
Bent to its currents
(Bent to its currents)
Finally, quietly, I remembered
That I cannot swim
And perhaps that would be
Okay
(Perhaps that would be okay)
Perhaps that would be okay
I woke in a fever
I woke in a fever