mercy me, the night is long take my pen to write you this song Lord, is it harder to carry on when i know when you are done all my life, i've felt as though i'm inside a beautiful memory replaying with the sound turned down low long life, show your face slow heart, curb your taste come smoke me out of my hiding place long life, state your case what in the world are we waiting for? building glowing cities 'long the shore where the wind batters, invading my kin like a matador so much value placed upon what lies just beyond our plans waving my handkerchief running along to the edge of the sand long life, speak your name i'm so tired of the guessing game but something is moving just out of frame long life, brace and aim reaching slowly 'cross the sea one mast, flash like the stinger of a bee to take you away; a swarming fleet is gonna take you from me the universe is getting loose sudden spread from some leaden disuse rushing unhinged towards diminishing lights like a headless caboose i'll wait for you alongside the ocean and make do with my moleskine but then, long life, will you let me in? and then, slow heart, are you gonna know him? long life, speak your name awa(it/ke) while i bequiet the wave and when i die, may i relate and then, slow heart, congregate to leave your home and your family for some distortional property well darling, i can't go (and darling, i can't go) but you may stay here with me