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歌詞

A flash brighter than lightning overhead But my town is asleep So they don't see my father coming home I imagine him walking in the middle of this night All the way back to us He likes to look up at the sky as he steps out onto familiar ground Now he's rounding our corner Now he's walking through the door He's walking through the door And my mother with her deadened eyes She comes alive Don't go I plead even though I know I know his strong love for us both won't keep him from the sky I know it tears him up inside to say it's only one more time He knows it's just a lie he wants to believe I need the stars flying by me The earth afloat Above or below It doesn't matter where Just as long as it isn't right here I'll be back before you know it And then I promise you I'll be home for good Let me go with you I have begged ever since I was a child I know just what he's going to say I don't want you to end up like me Aching between the mystery of new planets to be explored And the comfort of this ancient discovery beneath our feet You'll struggle to give up that which you love And it's not easy Son Just please promise me you won't become like me I just nod and let go even though I know I know his strong love for us both won't keep him from the sky I know it tears him up inside to say it's only one more time A flash as bright as a rocket ship exploding But my town is asleep So they don't see my father die I imagine him falling into the sun And I look up at the sky If only you would have stayed this time Now he's rounding the corner Now he's walking through the door Please just walk through that door When I asked him how many ways one could die in space He said a million They call them traveling graves If they can't find you Then they can't bury you Imagine how it feels to envy the stars and resent the sun Morning won't ever be the same You never kept your promise So I'm not keeping mine Wake me at sunset so I can say goodbye