by the sea

by the sea with the seagulls calling
in the early morning mist
eerie sound of promises forming
words you said had never crossed your lips

and you went on
i saw you go
oh
such a sad time
walking away by myself
oh such alone time
i’m too good at being on my own.

i’ll tell myself
how to say thank you
practise all the ways i can let go
what gifts you gave me
now i know more about myself

on a cliff with the eagles soaring
in the early autumn haze
eerie sound of lost souls calling
words that go unheard in human games

and we go on
even though there’s nowhere to go
oh such a confused time
walking away from ourselves
oh such alone time
truth to tell we’re never on our own.

i’ll tell myself
how to say thank you
practise all the ways i can let go
what gifts you gave me
now i know more about myself
now i know