I wonder
If you'll be more than a stranger to me again
You appear as a ghost drifting through
The forest in my head
Memories play like cassette tapes
Before film rots to rust
With every piece that falls away
The forest you wander
Vanishes to time and dust
And you've left with them now
But you were here for a season
And I look back to those days
When warmth came with an embrace
But now in that space
A cold emptiness takes its place
In dreams where fondness eclipses all reality
(How do I carry all this grief?)
The faintest of a familiar face I see
(Christ help me, how could I carry all this grief?)
My closest form of closure
Phases straight through me
Subconscious illusion broken by lucidity
Dear friend, where are you now?
Dear friend, please, please
Stay for a while (please come back)
Stay for a while (please come back)
Stay for a while (please come back)
Thanks for the time
You were there for a season
And I'm learning to look forward now
Not to forget you
But to remember in pain less
To be put together when the cold comes
And know in the warmth there is rest