a billion words ago   the sailors disappeared   a story for the children   to rock them back to sleep      a million burning books    like torches in our hands   a fabric of ideals   to decorate our homes      a thousand generations    the soil on which we walk    a mountain of mistakes   for us to climb for pleasure      a hundred clocks are ticking   the line becomes a circle   spin the wheel of fortune   or learn to navigate      2x   a choir full of longing   will call our ships to port   the countless lonely voices   like whispers in the dark      a second of reflection can   take you to the moon   the slightest hesitation can   bring you down in flames      a single spark of passion   can change a man forever   a moment in a lifetime   is all it takes to break him      a fraction of a heartbeat   made us what we are   a brother and a sister   for better or for worse      a billion words ago   they sang a song of leaving   an echo from the chorus   will call them back again      2x   a choir full of longing   will call our ships to port   the countless lonely voices   like whispers in the dark      3x   tonight we light the fires   we call our ships to port   tonight we walk on water    and tomorrow we'll be gone      tonight   tonight