Lighthouse

It comes in like the wind
Through a door that I never meant to open up
And leaves me stranded right here, where I stand
A distant land, I’m lost again
It comes in while I move
Like a hurricane, it swallows me too soon
And leaves me breathless, gasping for some air
When nothing’s there, oh, nothing’s there
And I need a lighthouse to guide me home
Need a sailor’s son with knives of bone
To cut from this heart where sorrow’s sewn
And spreads like wild fire, across the land
It comes in while I sleep
Kisses my toes with lips that freeze my feet
And leaves me shivering a-lying in the cold
No warmth to hold, no warmth to hold
And I need a lighthouse to brave this storm
Need a sailor’s arms to keep me warm
An embrace that’s patiently born
From the raging sea, that crashes 'round me
And I need a lighthouse to guide me home
Need a sailor’s son with knives of bone
To cut from this heart where sorrow’s sewn
And spreads like wild fire, across the land