Atlas: Five lyrics

I want to watch the universe expand. I want to break it into pieces small enough to understand, and put it all back together again in the quiet of my private collection. It feels like an out-of-body experience—but something gets lost from a safe distance and now I can’t put my mind to rest, and I can’t help but second guess living behind this one-way mirror. I’m hypnotized by this anomaly. Such strange uncharted territory—a white flag waves in the dark between my head and my heart. My armor falls apart, as if I could let myself be seen, even deeply known. Like I was already brave enough to let go. And now I want to generously lose this energy that I’ve been hanging onto so desperately. I finally feel the universe expand—it’s hidden in heartbeats, exhales and in the hope of open hands