ode to the empty place we all carry around inside of us

every night you lie with me
looking at the sky
you tell me of the mysteries
hidden in the night

you say stars are only echoes
of fires from the past
a story of the sadness
of love that did not last
singing through the emptiness
with its final breath

these hands these eyes
search for something beautiful
this heart this mind
this longing unendurable
standing on the edge of eternity
all i want to feel is your hand in mine.

you say stars have found their resting place
in the light behind our eyes
they shine in every corner
of the empty place inside
we'll burn this place forever
with the love that could not die

Man of God

he rolls into town when the sun is high
leave your home and kiss your family good bye
your ears will ring with the words he brings
preach on, preach on, man of god, preach on

he'll pardon your sins and cure your ills
his intentions are pure, but he's hell on wheels
your heart he'll smote with every note
sing on, sing on, man of god, sing on

you wake up one morning, town's quiet again
he's taken his mercies and a bottle of gin
your eyes will burn but he'll soon return
ride on, ride on, man of god, ride on

Bring Me Home

All I see is darkness, darkness
every step from you I roam.
All my dreams are sadness, sadness
without you to make them glow.
If the world is madness, madness,
that which lasts will bring me home.

Every bad thought banished, banished
when you turn your face my way.
All these tears are finished, finished
when I hear you say my name.
What can sorrow damage, damage
when we know we're here to stay?

Leave by the way what shimmers and fades.
Oh follow the light that burns in the night.
Oh at the beginning I know I'll find you waiting there.

Every step is fearless, fearless
which I do not take alone.
All my days are endless, endless
in this place where hearts are close.
If the world is madness, madness,
love is what will bring me home.

before the day is done

burn me slow
if you must go
sing me to sleep
so these dreams i keep
you fade like the sun
but don't go before the day is done

whisper soft
so i don't get lost
hum your song
and i'll sing along
if you stay
i'll find the words to say
before the day is done

hold me fast
so this feeling will last
mark my skin
so this day will never end
i'd be so good
if you could
stay until dawn

all these battles have already been won
there's no reason to run
so don't go before the day is done

in dreams

you call out to me
as in a dream
whisper, "i've so missed you."
you ask me to stay
tell me, "i'm so lonely,
you're so lovely."
but this is the place
where sadness is made.
oh run while you can.
run while you still can.

the look in your eyes,
i don't recognize the sadness,
the quiet madness.
but holding your hand,
i feel the past familiar.
i'm so sorry, but
where you will wander
i cannot follow.
but i'll be true.
i will always love you.

by stars

how did we come so far
when we live our lives by stars?
nothing between you and me
only held together by gravity

why did we think we could fight?
i was the moon
you were the night

spin around me
spin through you
this is all we ever can do

and when the stars fade
what's left is silence and space
always so far away
even as we near infinity

why'd we try to be so bright?
i was the moon
you were the night

spin around me
spin through you
this is all we ever can do