Lyrics

"GIANTS"
©2018 Joel Van Horne

Among the giants, I was lying just to try and measure up
Playing David and Goliath, acting like there never was
Something that separates the mighty from the broken winged dove
And I might find it out there hiding, if I was looking hard enough

And I’ve spent enough time up against the ropes, just praying for the bell
So I know when to pick the stone up, and when to run like hell

While all the swarms, they swam the channel, I was standing ankle-deep
Paying dearly for admission, while they were getting in for cheap
Clinging tightly to the guard rails, watching lovers take their leap
Singing I won’t wet my coat tails, trying to steal a few more feet

And I learned it all from listening to the nocturne of the trees
So I know when to put my fists up, and when to whisper please

Out on the prairie I was praying for a baptism by rain
For all the cherry trees to tremble in some kind of biblical refrain
Like from the moment the first drops fell on my face, I’d feel a change
And then my eyes would train their focus on the words and not the page

But I was taking it all for granted, like the sky would never dry
So I know when to take it all in, and when to close my eyes

Among the giants, I was lying just to try and measure up
Buying time before they noticed there’s just no way I’d make the cut
Looking straight-faced in the line-up, holding out my empty cup
When a giant dropped his coin in, before my hand could close it shut

I’ve seen a flower find its footing in the barren desert soil
So I know when to let it die down and when to bring it to a boil.