From Sand

From sand
We build our castles
Fingers crossed they will withstand
The sea and all our stupid battles
Between you and me
I’ve seen them fall before
They will become the shore
We’ll walk across them all once more

Grain by grain
We will count
Flame by flame
Will go out
Until we count again

First hand
We learn our lessons
Bring across the better man
His wife their kids and their posessions
Between you and me
You’ve met them all before
They will become the core
We will hide behind them all once more

Grain by grain

One of us needs to grow, one of us needs to know
The other one should remain in the dark until the day when the path to the light is shown
If we ever get there, if we ever get scared
Who will hold the hand of a woman or a man until the day that they’re spared?

Grain by grain
Cell by cell
Creeping into you
But you can't tell
Until we count again