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Measuring Tape

Before the rain, before the clouds even
I felt a change, a part of you leaving
You went outside, you didn’t say goodbye
You didn’t look at me, you just picked up your measuring tape

And all I wanted was to understand
How you grew into this other man
Who built a giant boat in his backyard

And two by two, I watched them follow you
In the end I followed too, what else could I do
There was no night, there was no day
But you promised there was color underneath the gray

The scientists took all their measurements
The preachers said that it was heaven-sent
And you belowdecks with your head all bent

Just like you said, we came to rest
But what about the others, the ones who failed the test
So you were right, so we survived
But when I looked into your eyes, I saw the ones we left behind

And all I wanted was to understand
How you grew into this other man
Who built a giant boat in our backyard


 

What would it feel like to have your husband know the destruction of the planet was imminent, to watch him build a boat, save your family and some animals, and leave the rest of the world behind? 
About Noah’s wife (Genesis 6).

 image of noah building ark
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    From the album Open the Ground

    image of Open the Ground album cover: image of a winged woman in a colorful dress holding an uprooted flowering tree out to a winged woman dressed in white.
    1. Separate Histories
    2. Of Meeting In the Night
    3. River So Wide
    4. New Arithmetic
    5. Wise Hearted
    6. Arrow & Bow
    7. Measuring Tape
    8. Open the Ground
    9. I’m Done Dressing up for You
    10. Song For Salt
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