Distance, will we go?

Ties and bows that float away
A river born inside a flame
It shivers in the crystal blue
Casting thoughts that rise to you
To dry the run, or rinse the burn
The words you say, I can't unlearn
Like birds and worms that sing a song
That rescues love I thought was gone
Of hope, of needs and things I dream
That bring me through a maze of means
Where red ferns grow and black birds cry
Where you and I had never died
Down by the boat house on that night
The moment where I held on tight
Chilled and frighten like a bat
And this is where I find I'm at
Alone and cold inside these games
I hunger but suppress the pain
I fight to live, to win the prize
 A chance to look back in your eyes