The sound of words I longed for said   So far pleasure undenied   Just the bloodless touch of skin   Close your eyes and turn      The storm, the fray persists   Columns form in endless rain   No loss of courage or the will   No dignity in staying      There is no love that can endure   Envelop or protect you   Forward go to open seas   The quest it is your master      No time for you to heal yourself   I wish there'd been another way   In time I hope you'll see me as   The one who held you above the waves      Your hope becomes your second skin   To envelop and protect you   The joys were never undeserved   The greatness hid no doubt      So much that you denied yourself   And so much that you never knew   Long realized, the only choice   The empty streets in rain