In effigy, we'll burn hotter than the brightest suns Like them, distant was all that I could be How do we go back to a time where no one felt real loss? How do I invert the sands? How can I stop the passing of these grains sifting right through you? I could make beaches from the souls that I had lost along the way I never meant to sever the links that made this liaison complete Where will they be when I come back? Let me just say, I had never thought to leave you for dead I'm stranded by an island that I swam out to in hopes of supporting us all I become a recluse when unsure of how I will provide for the ones I love I could make beaches from the souls that I had lost There's nothing left along the way Will I find the soul you had lost? I never meant to sever the links that made this liaison complete Where will they be when I come back? Let me just say, I had never thought to leave you for dead I'm stranded by an island that I swam out to in hopes of supporting us all Castles made from glass start as sand-made foundations formed by my hands Mine's stained rose Glass starts as sand-made foundations formed by my hand Mine is stained