VERSE 1 See them approach now, They don’t know her story. And kneel before her, Though there are no answers. Silence to the questions that pour out of their mouths, To the insults that drift down from the clouds. Time goes by in a rush for all who linger. CHORUS Here in the silence of sleep, What do they hope to achieve, In search of a single light? Virtue is pointless beneath, Can’t avoid the approaching dark. She’s but an idol of stone no one will ever know. VERSE 2 Rain falls in earnest, Petals bow earthward. A face like an angel with slow erosion. The years aren’t kind to faces like these, A stature once great left behind by the trees. Years pass like mourners, a constant stream. PRECHORUS Do I cry this time, Do I scream this time, Or will it be like before? Won’t someone think of her? Won’t someone pray for her? Or is fate a permanent accord? REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 3 See them approach now, They don’t know her story. And kneel before her, Though there are no answers.

V1 It was those eyes that made me first believe in you, Stop the suffering, ignore the darkness. You came to me as everything I’ve ever dreamed. So lost I never doubt your motives. C1 Come! Dance in the water, And cool your mortal soul. Fly! And you’ll be another, Who’s set free. There’s no need for hope, my love, Just float away! Leave all your sadness for, Another day! Rest your tired head on me, I’ll be here! Let go all the things, You hold dear! V2 The tender faces float as I look up at them, Mouths open to speak but only silence. Seems so hard to reach for them and find my way, As I surface, pain intensifies. C2 Come! Dance in the water, And cool your mortal soul. Fly! And you’ll be another, Who’s set free. It’s too late to change your mind, I have you now! Love can’t pick you up, As you fall down! They pray hard for you to wake, There is no dawn! Turn now for one last look, Already gone.

Verse 1 Here I go again To stir things up To remake the past One more time I was just a child When he went away Slipped out in the night Like a lost dream The ties that bind Leave their mark But even the scars Fade I long for the scars They gave me life Time doesn’t heal It just blurs Verse 2 The annual crusade A long pilgrimage To a tomb Of the unknown The place he called home Is strange to me Surrounded by the souls Of his family I see the name in stone It’s mine and yet it’s not Always out of reach Not belonging It never fails A teardrop falls This talisman My affliction Chorus Do I feel you? Are you there? Do I know you? Do I care? Verse 3 I can only dream Of this part of me A made-up version Of my history I keep it alive Though I question why Does it do more harm Than good? You brought me in Then let me go No anchor, no light Just drifting The journey lingers on To find what’s gone I’ll try again Next year Chorus Do I feel you? Are you there? Do I know you? Do I care?

V1 It's not the fire that burns my shallow heart, It's not the snow that cools my blood. A symmetry among emotions I must feel. A cross that I alone must bear. Tell me it matters. That I will see you once again. Tell me I could streak across the sky. That fear is but a state of mind. Oh - for every tragedy, There's a corresponding joy. Only in such harmony, Ignoring lives as they're destroyed. C1 Am I blinded by the way that I was taught? Could there be a trick I long ago forgot? If I'm virtuous will all the pain subside? Is my faith in you something you despise? And I can't feel it. And I keep searching for it. And I can't feel it, where are you? I've seen the way you look at me. I've felt the way you care for me. V2 It's not the rain washing my life away. It's not the storm that clouds my mind. If I did not believe I wouldn't even ask. Can I not pass this cup right by? Tell me it matters. That I am favored once again. Tell me I could streak across the sky. That fear is but a state of mind. Oh - for every tragedy. There's a corresponding life. Only in such harmony, Looking down with a blind eye. V3 It's not the wind driving my hope to dust. It's not the fog that hides my way. Shouting in the void, I doubt I'm even heard. So many rules to avoid blame. Tell me it matters. That you'll listen once again. Tell me I could streak across the sky. That fear is but a state of mind. Oh - for every tragedy, There's a corresponding dream. Only in such harmony, Denying all the distant screams. C2 Am I blinded by the way that I was taught? Could there be a trick I long ago forgot? If I'm virtuous will all the pain subside? Is my faith in you something you despise? And I can't feel it. And I keep searching for it. And I can't feel it, where are you? I've sensed the peace you've given me. I've lived the grace you granted me. C3 Am I blinded by the way that I was taught? Could there be a trick I long ago forgot? If I'm virtuous will all the pain subside? Is my faith in you something you despise? And I can't feel it. Am I done searching for it? And I can't feel it, where are you? I've seen how you protected me. I know how you have answered me.

V1 How could you leave, Where did you go? Is it any better if I know? My heart and mind do not agree. A reminder that the sum of time, Is less than moments in our lives. A stale cold flows out of me… V2 An empty soul so out of place, Will I forget that tragic race? Your eyes upon all my regret. But now you’re gone, there’s nothing here. So hard to see ‘cause nothing’s clear. The injured mind does not forget… C1 Time Is not for you. Clouded By what you do. I cannot remember hear-ing that I should let you go. I cannot remember feeling that there was an undertow. I cannot remember asking life if I could be alone. I cannot remember. V3 Do I want you back, Do I need you now? It feels like I am free somehow. You left me here, why should I stay? Could I join you, where you are, Or will life never reach that far? Is it time to try another way? INTERLUDE We rise. We fall. We dream. We sleep. REPEAT CHORUS

V1 A visible exhale, A tear that escapes me. The lead sky a watchful eye. Is anyone out there? I don't have much time now. My knees sink into the ground. V2 I uncovered a nightmare, No way to undo it. Corrupted my destiny. If it would save me, I can almost believe you. Imperfection is all I've got. C Shine. And I'll have faith in you. Cry. And I'll proclaim it's true. I'll be alright, if I could see your eyes. Just satisfied to know it's not a lie. V3 A maelstrom of madness. No talent for coping. The cold an unforgiving embrace. Do you sense this moment? Can you hear the pleading, Behind your unchanging stare? CHORUS REPEAT

VERSE 1 childhood dreams always seem to reach for the stars and never fail You were the dream H-I believed Cherished Love Forever Fortune smiled For a while You sharing Me caring Happy times In my mind H-Slow it down Never change PRECHORUS 1 Was it good Was it bad It's what we had We were just fine Was it love Was it true It's what we knew At least you were mine CHORUS 1 All I have left memories hanging round my neck a sign of our time All I have left regrets hanging round my neck a sign of our time VERSE 2 blink an eye don't know why something's changed now we're strange Sickness comes then you're gone or had you left H-long ago makes me sad when I go back wonder how it slipped away X-childhood dreams now they seem so long ago so far away PRECHORUS 2 Was it good Was it bad It's what we had We were just fine Was it love Was it true It's what we knew At least you were mine CHORUS 2 All I have left memories hanging round my neck a sign of our time All I have left regrets hanging round my neck a sign of our time CHORUS 3 All I have left memories hanging round my neck a sign of our time All I have left regrets hanging round my neck a sign of our time All I have left Questions hanging round my neck a sign of our time All I have left Is an emblem hanging round my neck a sign of our time

V1 I’ve not forgotten life’s empty words and promises. Like leaves they fall. It’s not as clear, When every day is spent upon the ground, And you dread the night. What was the purpose? Was I put here to amuse you? You’ve had your laugh. Pre-Chorus No birds call on this morning, It’s no wonder why. No comfort from the air, Breath rising to the sky. C1 I cannot escape, I cannot find the way to you. An endless string of days. Won’t you let me out? Haven’t I suffered long enough, To make up for my ways? V2 Through the yellow veil of sickness, every pain seems familiar, Every word a lie. I reach out for you, And see her coming from the light. To rescue me. I try to remember all the things I never got to do, And have no regrets. V3 The peace of release as I surrender to her grasp. And wave goodbye. Come let us fly now, I am ready to believe in you. I relinquish life. PC No birds call on this morning, It’s no wonder why. No comfort from the air, Breath rising to the sky. C2 I could not escape, I could not find the way to you. An endless string of days. Now I’ve been set free, An overwhelming sense of peace. A new and final phase.

V1 Ahead of the breakdown, Is a smile. That doesn’t touch the eyes. Inside of this moment, Falling down. And I can’t see the sky. I walk in a grey town, All alone. Among those who are gone… C1 Can’t seem to pray, Night turns to day, The bottles are done. Blade to the arm, The pain’s not gone, Your blood is still warm. V2 The wind rushes by me, To the ones, Who travel arm-in-arm. My God, He forsakes me, Like His Son. I’ve nowhere left to turn. When life is extinguished, You are free. Those that remain are trapped… REPEAT C1 V3 And so as a farewell, let me say (Won’t you comfort me?) I never mattered anyway. (Won’t you comfort me?) Won’t you comfort me?