A Heartbeat Away Video (MV)

Papa in the bathroom, me in bed
Mama in the kitchen burning bread
And outside my window the town still asleep
This new day - is just a heartbeat away

Papa running water, coughing hard
There's a shattering of glass, and among the shards
Papa doubling over, fighting hard
For that perfect breath - it's just a heartbeat away

Away
And outside my window the blackbirds begin
To sing so clear
The first signs of life reappear

Mama up the stairs and down again
Takes them two at a time, and I realize then
Papa's in the way of a runaway train
Bearing down on us - it's just a heartbeat away

Papa in the bedroom making sounds
That aren't of this world, that are out of bounds
Feebly fending off the savage hounds
Snapping at his throat - they're just a heartbeat away

Away
And outside my window another day dawning
Bright and clear
Take me away, take me away from here

Mama in the doorway, plump and pale
She cannot speak the words that her eyes unveil
And outside my window a brilliant blue sky,
A perfect day - is just a heartbeat away
Just a heartbeat away
A heartbeat away