heaven protect
children and sailors
sailors and drunken men
somewhere past the Kuiper belt
past the ring of babies unbaptized
where a star is just any star
that's where you'll see her
curled in smoke
don't look up to the stars
this nothing is permanent
this one is burning
(this one is burning so bright)
this one is glowing
(this one will not last the night)
the only forever is
a nothing about nothingness
but that was all
before your time
this one's a baby
(this one is burning so bright)
this one is dying
(this one will not last the night)
the light in your eyes is
a prehistoric instinct
but that was all
before your time
this one exploded
(this one is burning so bright)
this one's forever
(this one will not last the night)
that star was extinguished
a million years ago
but that was all
before your time
heaven protect
children and sailors
sailors and drunken men
