He read to us In the evenings By the window Thunder My mother Where does she go? A small wooden house Like a castle By the water We ran the halls Through the echoes Of each other I said farewell But I never leave I said farewell But I never leave I knew her Through the veils Like a myth On her lookout I saw her cry Like a secret An ember In his pocket He didn't know it It was winter When the house burned to the ground I said farewell But I never leave I said farewell But I never leave I never leave