I have returned to the northern skies,
Where the summer had not touched
The clouds that pass above.
Oh, and I have returned to the somber grace
Of the days too early to come and too early to stay.

And I have left a million stars,
And an ocean so lightly, so clearly blue.
And I have left the warmth of the sun
And a million adventures not yet begun.
The great sense of passing through,
The great sense of passing through,
The great sense of passing through.
Oh, for once there was beauty here for me
Under these white, northern skies.
I felt the green was blacker
And the blue was darker still.
My roots are lying deeper than I ever think they will again.
Heartache and poverty under these northern skies.
The great sense of passing through,
The great sense of passing through,
The great sense of passing through

Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for
Whao-ao
Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for

I found no peace
In the lies that I’ve told,
I’m only hurt by the blows that get withheld
The sharper I get cut
The harder I get held
More that I believe
That you will come to me

Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for
Whao-ao
Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for

‘Bout you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for

Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for
Whao-ao
Without you I’ve been burnin’ love
Whao-ao
You’re the one that I’ve been calling for

Please don’t say how proud you are
Lets do the things we normally do
I’ll say see you later
You’ll sing a line or two
From your rebel songs sung out of tune

Don’t hold my hand for longer than you need to

Lets forget that we’re here and make some plans
We’ll go for walks
Sit on the bench we always sat
I’ll tell you every little detail of my day and so will you
Don’t try to stay awake
I’m feeling tired too

This is just another day
Let’s do the things we normally do

I’ll say see you later you’ll sing a line or two
From your rebel songs sung out of tune

Don’t hold my hand for longer than you need to

Armored cars and tanks and guns came to take away our sons
And everybody’s stood behind
The man behind the wire
There’s a fight to love
A fight to have
Your bed’s a battlefield and back
And all of this will just be stripped away

Let’s do the things we normally do
I’ll say see you later you’ll sing a line or two
From your rebel songs sung out of tune
Don’t hold my hand for longer than you need to

Don’t look me in the eye more than you need to

Don’t try to say goodbye if I don’t want to
Don’t say how proud you are
And say I’m far away
and take along your
and say a word
and I can say fade away

You who love to love and believed we can never give enough

It wakes me every single night, thinking through the day
Did you stop at any time have doubts at any stage
Were you calm or were you numb or happy just to get it done
I’ve lived my life without regret until today

You who love to love and believed we can never give enough

I didn’t get to say goodbye the day before the day
Was trying to get to work on time, that’s why I turned away
And missed the most important thing you’ve ever tried to say
I’ve lived my life without regret until today

You who love to love and believed we can never give enough
And you who hoped that underneath we all felt the same
That was until the day before the day

“Sticky thin, how you’ve grown?” They said
“You’ll never fit in your long white dress
When’s he going to try and get a job?”
“I’m thankful for what we’ve got” She said
Us 2 little gods with the world at our feet

Just in this life, I need no other
Just this day, I need no more
Just this moment, let it all stop here
Let it all stop here I’ve had my fill.

“Summers here, early again
Let’s take the kid and go and celebrate
Drinking beer, moon on the left
And there’s the sun, hold my hand” He said
Us 3 little gods, with the world at our feet

Just in this life, I need no other
Just this day, I need no more
Just this moment, let it all stop here
Let it all stop here I’ve had my fill.

Then It Comes And It Goes.

And I have no control.

Some days I can think clear and some days I won’t
Sometimes I can feel it and suddenly it’s gone…
Some days I am strong and some days my skins broken and thin
That’s when it feels and it takes what it needs and it leaves before I get to know
Its only a step away moments that army’s of words can not hope to contain…

Then it comes and it goes.

And I can’t make it home.

And theres nothing at home.

And it breaks me when it goes.

Some days I wanna, and some days I don’t
Sometimes I can feel it and suddenly its gone…
Some days I can tell you the truth and some days I just don’t
Only a change of mood dream comes out some one tells something to quick or to soon
A move not made one made to late army’s of words can not hope to contain…

Then it comes and it goes.

And I seem to hope

And theres nothing at home.

And it breaks me when it goes.

I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of

I could apologize,
And say ‘tear it up,
And put it down to the pills I’ve taken’
Seeing my friends with their lives moved on
Well I’ve been gently drifting

I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of
I felt the same today
As I was feeling yesterday
It’ll be the same tomorrow
From an only one change
I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of

My home is home
And I’m settled now
I’ve made it through the restless phase
I have no reason to get bored anymore
My friends are around and your name comes up
Asking if I ever heard from you
I’m keeping it quiet about those words to you
But I meant every word that I said
I stand by every word that I said

I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of
I felt the same today
As I was feeling yesterday
It’ll be the same tomorrow
From an only one change
I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of
I felt the same today
As I was feeling yesterday
It’ll be the same tomorrow
From an only one change
I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of
I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of
I never wanna say it’s love
But it’s really what I’m thinking of

See my eyes, they carry your reflection
Watch my lips and hear the words I’m telling you
Give your trust to me and look into my heart and show me, show me what you’re doing
So sit on top of the world and tell me how you’re feeling
What you feel, is what I feel for you

Take my hand and if I’m lying to you
I’ll always be alone, if I’m lying to you
Take your time, if I’m lying to you
I know you’ll find that you believe me
you believe me

Feel the sun on your face and tell me what you’re thinking
Catch the snow on your tongue and show me how it tastes
Take my hand and if I’m lying to you
I’ll always be alone
if I’m lying to you
Take your time, if I’m lying to you
I know you’ll find that you believe me
you believe me

Staring at the same four walls, have you tried to help yourself
The rings around your eyes they don’t hide, that you need to get some rest

It’s all right to make mistakes
you’re only human
Inside everybody’s hiding something
Take time to catch your breathe and choose your moment

Don’t slide

Even at a time like this when the morning seems so far
Think that pain belongs to you but it’s happened to us all

It’s all right to make mistakes
you’re only human
Inside everybody’s hiding something
Take time to catch your breathe and choose your moment

Don’t slide

You brought this on yourself
and it’s high time you left it there
Lie here and rest your head
and dream of something else instead

Don’t slide

And I’m so lonely I don’t even want to be with myself anymore

I just want to feel safe in my own skin
I just want to be happy again