Ground Beneath My Feet

I saw the light dance on your face
Paint the shadows of your shape
Back when the season made the days, so long
And if I knew my tide would come
With lines rehearsed but never sung
I'd leave the chorus on your tongue, I swear

Now I look around
To see the ground beneath my feet
Every second takes
A thousands days away from me
If I close my eyes,
I hear the gates swing wide
And by morning light,
I will have seen both sides

I got a funny feeling that it's my day to leave
Shoulders down, the sweat drips across my cheek
As I turn I can taste the salt in the shallow sea
I feel the hearts beating next to me
I hear the chatter of my teeth

And I look around to see the ground beneath my feet
The final thrill, the quiet spill of our retreat
Do you see the waves running away from me?
Can you taste the cold here in the air I breathe?
Why'd you let me go?
'Cause I can no longer see

and I scream,
Oh. My. God.

Now I look around to see the ground beneath my feet
Every second takes a thousands days away from me
If I close my eyes,
I hear the gates swing wide
And by morning light,
I will have seen both sides
So why'd you let me go?
I can no longer see,
And I can't breathe.