Duncan Sheik - Orpheus lyrics

Standing firm on this stony ground Another wind blows up, pulls these clothes around I harbor all the same worries as most Temptations to leave or to give up the ghost I wrestle with an out-look on life That shifts between darkness and shadowy line I struggle with words I fear that they'll hear That Orpheus sleeps on his back, still dead to the world Sunlight falls my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs Just so many people I knew never cared Down below on the wreck of the ship Our stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret The baggage is swallowed up by the tide As Orpheus keeps to his promise It stays by my side Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand These fires never start Believe me When this joke is tired of laughing I will hear The promise of my Orpheus sing Long rest Sleepers sleep as we row the boat Just you and the web and I gave up hope But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps Fuel for the fire and straw for our backs Still the voices have stories to tell Of the power struggles in Heaven and Hell But we feel secure against such mighty dreams As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring Tell me, I've still a lot to learn Understand These fires never start Please believe me When this joke is tired of laughing I will hear The promise of my Orpheus sing