Falling Is Like This

Falling is Like This - Ani Difranco

You give me that look that`s like laughing

with liquid in your mouth

like you`re choosing between choking

and spitting it all out

like you`re trying to fight gravity

on a planet that insists

that love is like falling

and falling is like this

feels like reckless driving when we`re talking

it`s fun while it lasts and it`s faster than walking

but no one is going to sympathize when we crash

they`ll say you hit what you head for

you get what you ask

and we`ll say we didn`t know

we didn`t even try

one minute there was road beneath us

and the next just sky

I`m sorry I can`t help you

i cannot keep you safe

sorry I can`t help myself

so don`t look at me that way

we can`t fight gravity on a planet that insists

that love is like falling

and fallling is like this

Adele McDonald

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada