[Verse 1]
Buried deep in sweet old reverie
Ever so fleeting are such memories
Of last and lasting recollections –
Shall I sing
Of what past and passing affections –
Might yet bring?

[Chorus]
With the wind ever howling all around us
In this ever growing mist that surrounds us

[Verse 2]
Is there glory in this defeat?
Is there victory in this retreat?
Am I taking leave of these pleasures ever keener?
Are you taking me for the inevitable redeemer?

[Chorus]
With the waves ever crashing all around us
In this ever growing mist that surrounds us
Where amidst rageful waters
We can wait out the storm
We are wedded to this light
That we tend far off shore

[Verse 3]
And rooted in mean mercenary minds
That contempt for all I hold dear
For all I admire
And it all comes down to this
My hopes could not survive amidst
Their rope’s twine and twist
Remember this…

[Chorus]
With the wind ever howling all around us
With the waves ever crashing all around us
Where amidst rageful waters
We can wait out the storm
We are wedded to this light
That we tend far off shore
We are wedded to this light
That we tend far off shore