Orpheus Duncan Sheik

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