Story Behind The Song

The lyrics were written in a hotel somewhere between Michigan and Florida in the midst of a very unfortunate tour. The music was created by the collaborative efforts of the two writers.

Song Description

The song is presented as a riddle, the answer to which is left to the listener's imagination

Lyrics

I?m the thing you find when you?re born,
you might search for me all of your life.
I?m as hard and as tempered as unpolished steel,
I will bend like a sapling in May.
I will bloom and I will fade,
I will haunt your nights and brighten your days.

Guess my name.

Rare as an orchid in Tucson,
Common as the moss by a brook,
Shiniest gemstone that?s ever been found,
you may toss me away like a rock.
You might pick me up again,
hold me close, I?m as true as a tender friend.

Guess my name.

Everybody?s heart is a riddle.
Everyone is larger than all of their schemes.
Everybody?s sleep is a blanket of dreams.
Everybody wakes to the sun.
Everybody loses their way in the dark of night.
Everybody wants to find their own light.

I?m the answer to every mystery,
you might not understand me at all.
Only I can be freely given away
I will cost you all that you own.
I can sure tear your world apart,
I, only I, only I will break your heart.

Guess my name.

I?m as deep and as full as the ocean
I?m a thirst that can rarely be quenched,
Precious pearl in a world you will yearn for forever,
I?m a gift, I am hard to accept.
I?m the promise of another day,
when you come, when you go, it?s I who will stay.

Guess my name.