Standing firm on this stony ground   The wind blows hard   Pulls these clothes around   I harbour all the same worries as most   The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost   I wrestle with an outlook on life   That shifts between darkness and shadowy light   I struggle with words for fear that they'll hear   But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world      Sunlight falls, my wings open wide   There's a beauty here I cannot deny   And bottles that tumble and crash on the stairs   Are just so many people I knew never cared   Down below on the wreck of the ship   Are a stronghold of pleasures I couldn't regret   But the baggage is swallowed up by the tide   As Orpheus keeps to his promise and stays by my side      Tell me, I've still a lot to learn   Understand, these fires never stop   Believe me, when this joke is tired of laughing   I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing      Sleepers sleep as we row the boat   Just you the weather and I gave up hope   But all of the hurdles that fell in our laps   Were fuel for the fire and straw for our backs   Still the voices have stories to tell   Of the power struggles in heaven and hell   But we feel secure against such mighty dreams   As Orpheus sings of the promise tomorrow may bring      Tell me, I've still a lot to learn   Understand, these fires never stop   Please believe, when this joke is tired of laughing   I will hear the promise of my Orpheus sing