'Til I Hear You Sing

Ten long years

Living a mere facade of life

Ten long years

Wasting my my time on smoke and noise

In my mind

I hear melodies pure and unearthly

But I find I can't give them a voice without you

My Christine

My Christine

Lost and gone

Lost and gone

The day starts

The day ends

Time crawls by

Night steals in

Pacing the floor

The moments creep

Yet I can't bear to sleep

Till I hear you sing

And weeks pass

And months pass

Seasons fly

Still you don't walk through the door

And in a haze, I count the silent days

Till I hear you sing once more

And sometimes at nighttime

I dream that you are there

But wake, holding nothing but the empty air

And years come

And years go

Time runs dry

Still I ache down to the core

My broken soul can't be alive and whole

Till I hear you sing once more

And music, your music

It teases at my ear

I turn and it fades away and you're not here

Let hopes pass

Let dreams pass

Let them die

Without you what are they for?

I always feel no more than halfway real

Till I hear you sing once more