Never Love An Anchor Lyrics - The Crane Wives

On some level, I think I always understood 

That these hands of mine were clumsy, not clever. 

And I tried to do the best that I could, 

But try as I might, 

I couldn't bring myself to hold you. 

It's a secret I keep tucked inside my chest 

With this heart of mine that's guilty, not remorseful. 

There is love that doesn't have a place to rest, 

But it would have buried you 

If it had settled on your shoulders. 

On some level, I think I always understood 

That a ship could never really love an anchor, 

So I did the only thing that I could 

And severed the rope 

To set you sailing from my harbor. 

There are times when I still wonder about you-- 

You are someone I have loved but never known, 

And you'll never see the reasons I had 

For keeping my claws away 

When they were close enough to hurt you.