Walk with me around the bay 

Sit amid the dunes and play 

Try to count the grains of sand 

A universe of dust blows through our hands 

This is not a simple love 

Though we're made of simple stuff 

Giddy fingers in the night 

Burning oh so brief, but oh so bright 



And when I look at the light, I won't look back 

Maybe there's no grain of truth in this 

Clouded sand 

And maybe the trick is not to try 

To understand 



There is anger in your smile 

Lonely and unreconciled 

Smash yourself on my closed hand 

You know the wave can never hold the land 

Hold the land 



This is not an easy game 

Stupid sand looks all the same 

It's not enough to feel the hurt 

You need to put it into words 

Maybe all your words are not enough 

To get your point across 



Look at the light and don't look back 

Maybe there's no grain of truth in this 

Clouded sand 

And maybe the trick is not to try 

To understand 

Understand 



Gates all the way to your house 

Don't be deceived; 

It's bigger on the inside 

I cradle your head in my arms 

So you don't see 

Me look at you with cold eyes