I saw you float away to a dark belief
That the world will never change
That all love will someday wane
There's no heart's ease
Then so suddenly
There comes a storming rain
On a sunny day
The way it's always been
(The way, the way it's always been)
(The way, the way it's always been)
You are so far away
From way up in space
I need you to take my place
You are an open flame
While I'm the darkest cave
I need you to light the way
I've been hungering just for a taste
Of the fighting sea and its violent grace
Salt in my veins
Flown on wanton wing
Or an absence of gravity
To towers of ivory
The way it's always been
(The way, the way it's always been)
(The way, the way it's always been)
You are a quill and ink
And I'm a blank white page
I need you to write our story
You are a healing place
While I'm eternal ache
I need you to numb the pain
The way, the way it's always been
The way, the way it's always been
The way, the way it's always been
The way, the way it's always been
The way, the way it's always been