parting gifts

I was listening to Sting this morning (Mercury Falling) and some lyrics really hit home:

The wounds she gave me
Were the wounds that would heal me.

I get that. Really, truly get it.

These, too:

And out of the confusion
Where the river meets the sea
Something good would arise
Something better would arise

I don't love this version of the song, but it's what was available for embedding from youtube, in case you want to hear it: