Aphelion

At the farthest point from center

Where the signal starts to fade

I am drifting through the margins

Of the orbit that I made

Communications breaking open

Like a language left to rust

I am further than the daylight

I am deeper than the dust

In aphelion the cold is honest

In aphelion the dark is pure

There is nothing left to cling to

There is nothing to endure

Every instrument is silent

Every measurement undone

I am listening for a whisper

From a place beyond the sun

Aphelion, aphelion

The farthest I have ever been

Aphelion, aphelion

Where distance shows me what I mean

At the edge of all I've known

In the cold I find my own

Aphelion

And maybe I was meant to wander

Past the boundaries of the known

Maybe every step I've taken

Was designed to bring me home

The universe is always turning

And the distance has its say

Every orbit has its darkness

Before it turns toward the day

Aphelion, aphelion

The farthest I have ever been

Aphelion, aphelion

Where distance shows me what I mean

At the limits of my reach

In the silence I beseech

Aphelion

Take me home

Take me home