(Mother:) 

She still believes in the things she can't see 
She talks to God almost every day 
She wears that big cross around her neck 
And swears she hears you call from the waves 
We cross our fingers with bloody knuckles 
And bite our tongues when we try to speak 
The salt in your lungs won't bring us peace 
But closure might be just what we need 

Your brother's just fine 
He said his goodbyes 
And left town without taking anything 
He left me a letter it said "She'd be better, 
please just let her be." 
And I don't know why, but I can't let you die 
I can't get you out of my head 
The salt in your lungs won't bring me peace 
But I don't want peace I want you 

The waves crash around my head 
I still wake up screaming out your name 
When I see that raincoat that once held the Captain 
Choking on the salt that now runs through your veins

Part Three: Delivery

He holds the phone to his ear 
Little does he know what next he'll hear 
Just a few more words and his world comes crashing down 
On the other line comes that awful sound 

The doorbell rings but he can't move 
He just sits and stares at the wall across the room 
"Is this real life?" Is what is going through his mind 
"Can we just go back, just go back in time?" 

The church bells ring as the crowd walked out 
A plethora of black filled the mourning crowd 
"IGN 140" read the license plate 
Of the jet-black hearse his lover was in that day 

Say your words 
They do not mean a thing to me 
Cause I just want one thing 
Just want one thing 
For her to come back home 
Come back to me

Words

(Priest:) 

I heard a whisper come down the coast 
I felt your presence 
I felt your ghost 
It read like scripture 
It hurt like the truth 
Maybe it was you or nothing at all 

A yellow raincoat 
A man dead on his back 
A dripping wet note with memories still intact 

(Note:) 

"Separate the whispers from the faith that you lack 
Make a list of all you lost because you'll be getting back nothing at all"

Part Two: Departure

Through the keyhole I see you 
Masked beauty 
Painting pictures of well-oiled machines 
Through the keyhole 

Electric wires connecting our hearts 
Making us human again 
Lightning strikes, jolts us to life 
Alive but not breathing just yet 

Where are you going? 
Somewhere no one needs to know? 
Behind your teeth, do you hide from me your words? 
Where are you going? 
Would it kill you just to stay here with me? 

Is it love if love finds an end? 
Or are we just lying again? 

Bright shade of blue, underlying reds 
Your picture's as twisted as sin 
Justify what you thought was wrong 
Then hollow your heart out again 

Changes can make or break this 
When the sun's moving places, my shadow's so long 
I try to go on

Au Revoir, Shoshannah

(Friend:) 

I had a dream, my friend, that you died 
The waves in the sea had swallowed you alive 
They found your body washed up on the shore 
Your mother was there, but she didn't say a word 
The priest had said you fought a good fight 
Then we all walked into the loneliness of night 
A shadow that hid in the darkness said 

(Ghost:) 

"Don't ignore the little voice in your head 
The salt in my lungs won't bring you peace 
So won't you quit thinking of me?" 

(Friend:) 

I wish I could

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