Orpheus

[00:17.96] Standing firm on this stony ground

[00:21.68] The wind blows hard

[00:23.54] Pulls these clothes around

[00:26.46] I harbour all the same worries as most

[00:30.97] The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost

[00:36.02] I wrestle with an outlook on life

[00:40.01] That shifts between darkness and shadowy light

[00:43.99] I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear

[00:48.78] But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world

[00:58.08] Sunlight falls, my wings open wide

[01:01.79] There's a beauty here I cannot deny

[01:06.84] And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs

[01:11.36] Are just so many people I knew never cared

[01:16.67] Down below on the wreck of the ship

[01:19.85] Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret

[01:24.63] But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide

[01:29.41] As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side

[01:40.83] Tell me, I've still a lot to learn

[01:49.06] Understand, these fires never stop

[01:57.04] Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing

[02:05.80] I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing

[03:06.63] Sleepers sleep as we row the boat

[03:10.61] Just you the weather and I gave up hope

[03:15.40] But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps

[03:19.64] Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs

[03:24.69] Still the voices have stories to tell

[03:28.42] Of the power struggles in heaven and hell

[03:33.19] But we feel secure against such mighty dreams

[03:37.98] As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring

[04:07.20] Tell me, I've still a lot to learn

[04:14.90] Understand, these fires never stop

[04:23.67] Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing

[04:32.17] I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing