Death of a Dream

Something's lost A grief without a name Stillborn glory Of a kingdom never came Fairest dreams Fall so far from finding The source of hope That wounds with each reminding Can you know the sun only by its shadow? Can you know a dream only by wishing it true? Can you know a song only heard in silence? Can you know someone who's hidden their face From you? How to speak Of this great and groaning absence? How to tell Of a sorrow known so well? How to chart This unrelenting distance? How to hope For home from a prison cell? Lord, would you make me to thirst Born of desire Lord, would you make me to thirst, Only to withhold the water?