a favorite lyric…
you, you’re not the first to ask and
probably not the last and i
don’t expect you to understand
why i stayed upon this rock
after the birds had gone and
all of the waves turned to sand
i am a lighthouse in a desert and i stand alone
i dream of an ocean that was here a long time ago
i remember his cool waters and i still glow
these days, the sunlight has bleached my paint
the moonlight has made it plain that
nobody wants me to call them home
but i swear there was a time
when i would shine for him through the night
and he was the only ocean that i have known
i am a lighthouse in a desert and i stand alone
i dream of an ocean that was here a long time ago
i remember his cool waters and i still glow
now my lantern bears a crack
and i know he won’t be back
but i will leave the light on forever
i am a lighthouse in a desert and i stand alone
i dream of an ocean that was here a long time ago
i remember his cool waters and i still glow
– lighthouse
by anje duvekot, kate klim (ASCAP)