Take away the sun above
Take away the sun above
And burn the air we breathe
Burn the air we breathe
Take away the moon and stars
The moon, the stars
And everything believed
Everything believed
Take away the green of life—
Take, take, take
The blue-green seas below
The blue-green seas below
And take the glow that lives in them
Take the glow that lives in them
And everything unknown
Everything unknown
Take the candle. Take the verse
Take the candle. Take the verse
Take art. And take the artist’s words
The artist’s touch. The artist’s words
Take each thing— its form, its name
Destroy its form, mock its name
Take everything. What’s left to say?
Everything. Everything again.
One thing’s for sure— We have survived
And here we are. We carry on
One thing’s for sure— We will survive!
We have gone on and left this song behind (us)
Original version published in: “souls arriving” 2006.