It's hard letting go more than I thought And if the truth be told I'm a pillar salt I'm a pillar of salt for every time that it took Another bleeding glance another long last look How can the mind transcend how can the heart describe We light a candle everyday I ask the question even when the why seems hollow And breathe the silence in that usually follows I am the cup mended and washed I am the true container for all that I've lost And all that I've lost and gathered again Is only what hangs in the air when the music ends How can the mind transcend how can the heart describe We light a candle everyday I ask the question even when the why seems hollow And breathe the silence in that usually follows And now and then are visitations To have and hold for hard but true How many times I had to ask The thing that I already knew He said my horizon is getting closer to me I need you to look beyond and tell me what you see Here's what I see but I need what you know Out on the curve of the earth is a hope that won't let go How can the mind transcend how can the heart describe We light a candle everyday I ask the question even when the why seems hollow And breathe the silence in that usually follows