Tell Your Mother

When I saw you in that moment of death
Still in shock and exhausted
You laid your head into my neck
And kept it there as long as you needed

It was the second time I'd ever seen you cry
You weren't mad or asking why
You simply said she's still in your heart
You feel her light even though you feel dark

You saw the edge and turned the page
Might be tomorrow it's turned again
When you reach the end, flatten your sail
And tell your mother I hope she is well

My father woke at 4am from the wind blowing on his skin
And when the phone he knew she was gone
He collapsed his weight into my bed
I did my best to console him
He told that was her saying farewell

And saw the edge and turned the page
Might be tomorrow it's turned again
When you reach the end, flatten your sail
And tell your mother I hope she is well

I've met strong men; you were stronger than
I've seen the beauty that rests in death
The dust will settle, the tears will stop
The feeling that you felt from her will not

You saw the edge and turned the page
Might be tomorrow it's turned again
When you reach the end, flatten your sail
And tell your mother I hope she is well