You've left me with such a silent world,

Where evenings are calm, but I'm restless

And my breath has become as thin as the wind.


Not even the mighty sky could fill the space you left behind

Not even when it rains.

No, nothing takes your place

Your emptiness too great to fill.


I have been holding my breath,

For too many nights in a row,

And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me

You paint your dreams,

With reds and blues and greens.

Yea you're painting daffodils by the sea,

Without me.


Today in a breeze I sensed your perfume

But you were nowhere near.

And in reverie,

I felt you holding me.

And even in my dreams I shake from the fear 

Of truth being swept away

By the rhythm of the waves I whisper in your ears.


I have been holding my breath,

For too many nights in a row,

And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me

You paint your dreams,

With reds and blues and greens.

Yea you're painting daffodils by the sea,

Without me.


I would give away

The sweetest memories,

If I could just be with you again.

Be with you again.


I have been holding my breath,

For too many nights in a row,

And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me

You paint your dreams,

With reds and blues and greens.

Yea you're painting daffodils growing by the sea,

Without me.


Last night I dreamt you were with me, 

Finally I could breathe.