I wipe your impression from this chair you sat on

Erasing the traces now you’re gone

I’m pouring myself into the glass that you drank from

And watch while the tide rushes ‘round these rocks I’ve crashed on

When you light my house I cannot breathe

As you pull me underneath your sea

Will you steer the lifeboats far from me

To be sure I go down breathlessly

I’m staying awake to observe the moment of my sinking

But it’s hard to hang on while it keeps getting colder

The moment has gone for understanding what you’re thinking

And now I just wait for your hands to press down on my shoulders

When you light my house I cannot breathe

As you pull me underneath your sea

Will you steer the lifeboats far from me

To be sure I go down breathlessly

(Middle)

The tide is turning again

And I’m remembering when

You lit me up like a beacon

In the night, until then

The sailors cover their heads

The clever take to their beds

The living envy the dead

When you light your light

(Chorus)