After Paradise Mother

[Spoken]

In that long night,
When no one kept watch,
You left me alone,
Fearing the unknown,
Quivering in my little dress of red dots,
Mother, what made you leave me?
Leave me stranded,
Stranded in the bitter hum of frost?

I feel you on bright summer days,
I feel you in winters cold grace,
I feel you as the Sun sleeps,
Over clouds and lakes.
I see you in the pressed leaves
Between pages of my book,
I see you everywhere mother,
Everywhere that I look.

All I ever needed-your soft touch,
All I ever needed-your caring for my hurt,
All I ever needed-your arms around me mother,
All I ever needed, is a little bit of you,
And I wasnt asking for much.
I wasnt, I wasnt asking for much.
Beyond the shades of evergreen trees,
Beyond where the ocean, the seas,
Beyond where all things meet,
Visible and elusive,
Beyond wind,
Beyond time,
Is where you and I will meet,
Is where you and I will meet.

After paradise mother,
After paradise mother,
Where the hour hangs on a pause
After paradise mother
After paradise mother
Where moments dissolve
After paradise mother,
We will meet.