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Verse 1

And honestly, I have been begging for answers

 That you and only you can give to me

 A voice crying loud I've been crying for days now

 And as I start to run, I stop to breathe

(And I was nearly scared to death)

 And I was nearly scared to death

(Why you left in paragraphs)

Why you left in paragraphs

 (The words were nearly over us)

 The words were nearly over us

 You stop and turn and grab your bags

Chorus 1

 And I'll be here by the ocean

Just waiting for proof that there's

sunsets and silhouette dreams

All my sand castles fall

 like the ashes of cigarettes

 And every waves drags me to sea

 I could stand here for hours

Just to ask God the question

 "Is everyone here make-believe?"

With a tear in His voice

 He said, "Son, that's the question."

 Does this deafening silence

 mean nothing to no one but me?

Interlude

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Verse 2

As hours move to minutes

And minutes take longer to break

I will be desperately awaiting

But my tongue won't fall apart

And we've been sitting here for hours

All alone and in the dark

So let me think of to word it

Is it too soon to say 'perfect'?

If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere

 I'm sure everything would find me

 All that's left is just to sing

Chorus 2

 And I'll be here by the ocean

Just waiting for proof that there's

sunsets and silhouette dreams

 All my sand castles fall

 like the ashes of cigarettes

 And every waves drags me to sea

 I could stand here for hours

Just to ask God the question

 "Is everyone here make-believe?"

 With a tear in His voice

He said, "Son, that's the question."

 Does this deafening silence

mean nothing to no one but me?

Bridge

 And you'll sing to me sweet until then

 I may never sail Virginia again

 Alas this current moves slow for me

this much you must know...we'll meet again

 And I'll, I'll have you know I'm scared to death

Tell me once again that you

 will love me till the death

 And should I die, you swear

 that you will come for me

 As I fade away, you reach out your arms

 (And please don't let me go)

 And please don't let me go

 (And please don't let me go)

 And please don't let me go

(Repeat Chorus 1)