[Spirit:] Your sad lit candle is guttering, but still won't seize to burn Enough to seethe Enough to cry The cause to breathe The cause to die If I should handle your muttering, Iʼll call for in return: Enough to seethe Enough to cry The cause to breathe The cause to die [Old Man:] A child A dream A womenʼs embrace A thought A scream A comforting face Two blinks Three steps Four words of a phrase One reason to go on remembering
[Spirit:] It might seem much, (It might seem much) but don’t condemn me Just break the crutch (Just break the crutch) that you call memory
[Old Man:] Finally! There’s a doorway to salvation Should I trust and yield to this temptation? If I lost my memory All of my life Will I still be human? Curious and free
[Spirit:] Doubts are shading as the lights are fading Go lift the curtain Now be certain And see
[Spirit:] I will be righteous and measure the price you have to pay Enough to seethe Enough to cry The cause to breathe The cause to die So I am claiming your treasure of fortune and dismay Enough to seethe Enough to cry The cause to breathe The cause to die [Old Man:] A kiss A smile A cold chill inside A song A dance A word and a fight Two hearts Three lies Four eyes how they cried One reason to wipe out and wash away
[Spirit:] It might seem much, (It might seem much) but don’t condemn me Just break the crutch (Just break the crutch) that you call memory
[Old Man:] Doubts are shading as the lights are fading Go lift the curtain Now be certain And see
[Spirit:] Finally! There’s a doorway to salvation Let him trust and yield to this temptation If I will have gained what once was his life, I will be like mankind Curious and free
[Old Man:] A tear A touch A black tie and shirt A book A speech A shovel of dirt Two stones Three names Four cries of a bird One reason to live and to die at last
[Old Man:] Finally! There’s a doorway to salvation It's the trust we take from contemplation It's the strength of memory and of wondering Finally there’s a doorway Curious and free
[Spirit:] Doubts are shading as the lights are fading Go lift the curtain Now be certain And consign your life to me!