AND ALL THE MASKS I CARRY ON MY FACE
FOR YOU, FOR ANOTHER,
SOME CALM AND THEN SOME GRACE
BUT ONCE WITHIN A LONG AND BROKEN NIGHT
A FACE LIKE MINE BEREFT OF DREAMS AND WISE
THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG FOR A DEPARTURE
THIS IS A SONG
THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG TO TAKE YOU HOMEWARDS
THIS IS A SONG

MAYBE THIS STRANGENESS ONLY EVER WAS
TO HIDE OURSELVES FROM SOME KIND OF HAPPINESS
BUT ALWAYS A MOMENT IT JUST SEEMS TO STAY
TEARING IT OFF LIKE SO MANY CALENDAR DAYS

THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG FOR A DEPARTURE
THIS IS A SONG
THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG TO BREAK YOUR HEART TO
THIS IS A SONG

THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG FOR BROKEN LOVERS
THIS IS A SONG
THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
A SONG TO TAKE YOU HOMEWARDS
THIS IS A SONG
THIS IS A SONG (THIS IS A SONG)
TO BREAK YOUR HEART TO
THIS IS A SONG