The soul sat on a cloud

[Verse 1]
The soul sat on a cloud
Looking down through the morning haze
Who is waiting for a child?
Who is counting empty days?
Whose arms reach in the dark
Whose whisper trembles
“Please”?
Among a billion wishes
It listened to their need

[Verse 2]
One heart calling softly
A woman talking to the night
Folding tiny clothes in drawers
Setting hope beside the light
“I could hold a son or daughter
I just want a little face”
The soul leaned a little lower
Fell in love with that quiet place

[Chorus]
I found you
Mother
One of my own
Dear and earthly
Where I’ll belong
I’ll slip down gently
Through your breath and blood
Like an invisible blade of grass
Reaching up from the mud
Do you want me?
I’m coming
I’m coming to your love

[Verse 3]
It circled ‘round her laughter
Danced above their tangled hands
Hovered by their tangled dreams
“Will you make room where I can land?
Do you want me there beside you?
Do you want to call me ‘son’?”
I will grow inside your silence
Like a seed that’s just begun

[Chorus]
I found you
Mother
One of my own
Dear and earthly
Where I’ll belong
I’ll slip down gently
Through your breath and blood
Like an invisible blade of grass
Reaching up from the mud
Do you want me?
I’m coming
I’m coming to your love

[Bridge]
Almost imperceptible
First flutter
First wave
A secret only you can feel
The tiniest change
You press your hand against your skin
You say my name out loud
And somewhere I remember
I once sat on a cloud

[Chorus]
I found you
Mother
One of my own
Dear and earthly
Where I’ll belong
I’ll slip down gently
Through your breath and blood
Like an invisible blade of grass
Reaching up from the mud
Do you want me?
You chose me
I’m growing in your love