you've left me such a silent world
the evenings are calm but i'm restless
and my breath has become as thin as the wind

not even the mighty sky can fill the space you left behind
not even when it rains
no, nothing takes your place, 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
yeah, 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 that you've been swept away
by the rhythm of the waves that whisper in your ears

i would give away my sweetest memories
if i could just be with you again

yeah, you're painting daffodils, growing by the sea, without me

last night i dreamt you were with me, finally i could breathe