And then, the Sea

And then, the Sea by sTHone There are days I don't look in the mirror Not once all day I let the hours go by That little glass That knows my face I leave it waiting I let it lie Who did I meet? What did I say? What kind of face Did I wear today? The evening comes The light grows dim And all day long I never looked within Sometimes those days Come quietly Even old names Fall into sleep I never tried To leave them behind But memory turns Away for a while A face I knew So well back then A smile that comes And goes again As if it all Had never been The hours drift by Like they always do Today, the memories rest Today, the hurt falls asleep I haven't forgotten There's nothing I need to keep Today, I forgive myself For all those blameless years I turn away From the longing I've carried all these years [Instrumental ] There's me Inside the mirror And someone Who looks like me With eyes that seem A little strange They look back So quietly We swayed like leaves Against the wind If we'd believed The hearts we knew Could we have risen Above the pain And found a sky To wander through? Today, the memories rest Today, the hurt falls asleep I haven't forgotten There's nothing I need to keep Today, I forgive myself No one was to blame In the faded light Of passing years I won't ask That question again What love left behind Was not the pain Was not the tears Perhaps it was A simple wish To stay together Through the years We knew goodbye Was waiting there Still, we ran With all we had One word remained Unspoken still It circles in my heart Today, the memories rest Let the old heart Rest awhile Let the love we knew Remain as it was Before goodbye Today, I forgive myself Let that person Stay as they are Somewhere beyond The end of parting I still dream Beneath the stars Maybe we'll meet By chance someday As if no time Had passed us by Two old souls With nothing to say And the same old light Still in our eyes Another me Inside the mirror An old blue sea Beyond I watch it Without a word Then turn And walk away And then... The sea.