Accidental Pictures

With elegant strokes The tail of a swallow Is painting its flight Slow and winding While I'm watching it go There's a sense it evokes Of freedom right down In my wiring Our life is like a string of accidental pictures Askew on forgotten days With a careless aim it slips through our fingers But everything's strangely in place The tall grass waves Directions to follow On a mystery ride Down and climbing The rolling dunes know These perilous ways I think it's the wild sea They are miming Our life is like a string of accidental pictures Askew on forgotten days With a careless aim it slips through our fingers But everything's strangely in place Everything's strangely in place In a scattered composition And I've stepped out of the frame The wind dries a single tear I'm not sure if it's yours or mine It's still summer And you are everywhere Our life is like a string of accidental pictures Askew on forgotten days With a careless aim it slips through our fingers But everything's strangely in place Yeah, everything's strangely in place