I’ve been chasing this ghost for so long I’ve been haunting the night I’ve been holding on way too tight I’ve been fighting this fight it’s been such a long time since the feeling was right in my reach and I stumbled away from it blindly groping for threads of light
now that the wounded are healed and the treaty is signed (or so they say) and the vets are returning from the front line, am I still blind?
when the darkness falls will you hold me tight when the silence comes will you stay by my side when the countdown ends will your loyalty abide when our worlds collide
I was frozen in time just like you now you’ve melted away in this liquid and formless state all identity’s open for debate it’s been thousands of days since I last saw things fall into place a place from where the river springs where the sun gives shape to your face
now that the bridges are rebuilt and the fires have died what about those who fell, will their final wish be denied?
when these walls collapse and all the pain is laid bare when my cover’s blown will you still be there when the darkness falls will your candle still shine when the silence comes will your hand be in mine will you sing for me will you tell me your story will you help me believe it’s alright
you’ve got other seas to flow to and other cups to pour yourself into there are harbours waiting for you my darkness and my silence may evermore elude you
my unwritten chapter reeks of mortal danger looming in the corner waiting for a stranger to come to the rescue but there’s other seas to flow to when the darkness and the silence overwhelm you not to worry: it’s not your fight not your burden to carry
when the darkness falls will you hold me tight when the silence comes will you stay by my side when the darkness falls will your candle still shine when the silence renders me defenceless