Wishes in the Silence

{intimate, fingerpicked acoustic guitar intro} How does the traffic hum along the

street?

How do the clocks still tick to their own beat?

{gentle cello enters}

Fourteen years of loyalty,

no shadow

of a doubt

Now the loneliest season has turned the fires out

Oskar, your name comes like a trick of the mind

And the tears start to fall for what we left behind

(ohhh) I wish you came along,

I wish you were right here

Every road I walk is empty,

every milestone is severe

They tell me that the pain will fade with every passing year

But the tears inside are crying,

and they will not disappear {swelling string section}

Two years gone, but it feels like yesterday

I turn to the dark when the light fades away

When the crowd disperses and the rooms grow cold

I hold onto the history that can't be sold

(where did you go)

And they call it healing,

but I call it betrayal

To let myself move on and let your memory pale

So I will stand right here,

stubborn in my grief

Devoted to the ghost of my absolute belief

{powerful crescendo}

I refuse to heal

I will keep you real

I wish you came along...

(Oskar...) {fingerpicked

acoustic fades

out into silence}