Broken Necks
eskimeaux Lyrics

When I had a million arms I would wrap them around all your body parts
I would have gone to great lengths to protect you from any harm or danger.

try to keep away all that could do you harm
I would have shielded you from everything that could harm you.

try to keep out sickness and keep you warm
My aim was to protect you from any possible disease and keep you secure and warm.

but every time the going got tough one by one they were falling off
As the going got tough, I lost ground and the ability to protect you more and more.

While you were breaking your neck trying to keep your head up
As you were making an effort to keep yourself upright no matter what, at the same time, you were putting yourself in danger.

I was breaking my neck just to stick it out for you
I, too, was pushing myself to the limit to make things easier on you.

and I know we'd hang out everyday if I wasn't 100 miles away from our tadpoles gathering in the creek
If we weren't too far apart, we'd hang out together every day, just like when we were enjoying the tadpoles in the creek.

and our baby birds learning how to shriek
We'd also be enjoying nature and watching baby birds learn how to make sounds.

All the eagles I still haven't seen and the trees proudly alive and green
There are still many creatures in the world that I haven't experienced, and many natural sights that are still alive and thriving.

I could swear they are there just for you and me
It feels like those magical moments exist just for us, like we're incredibly lucky.

whether friends or in love there's an indisputable beauty
Platonic or romantic, there's unquestionably something beautiful happening between us.

If the distance between us grows too strong
If we grow too far apart from one another,

I would saturate silence with your song
I would fill the silence with your music.

'cause you'd rub my back 'til the skin smoothed out
You would always be there to rub my back when I needed it, literally or figuratively.

smoother than the glass that the sea spits out
And you'd smooth everything out like glass in water.

and don't forget to take your shirt off, run into the water
Don't forget to enjoy life and take risks.

the birds are singing louder and the days are getting longer
Nature is telling us that change is coming in the form of longer days and louder birds.

open up your hands and accept that this has ended
We need to let go of each other and the we can no longer be friends.

"Nothing in this world is holier than friendship"
There's nothing more sacred than true, deep friendship between two people.