The Reflection of Shadows
Now We Know
(written to a tune)
When you left, dad,
Where did you go?
Are there buildings that shimmer, are the streets paved in gold?
How will I know?
When your time came,
What did you see?
What plans have you made for your eternity?
How will I know?
What was the price?
So much it cost,
For God to choose you and to leave us here, lost.
What still remains
Is a wife full of tears,
A longing and aching with each passing year.
How will you know, dad,
That I have grown?
When my time comes will my face be unknown?
How will you know?
All that I've wanted,
And all that I need,
Words can't describe what a heart needs to beat.
It's hard to watch
As the years pass us by,
As my mother grows old with no one by her side.
What should I do now?
Oh, what should I say?
Time keeps on passing but her pain seems to stay.
What should I know?
Unanswered questions
Have brought us to tears.
We've heard your silence through all of the years.
I hope you know.
I know you're with us
When the moments are still.
Our love remains with you and it always will.
I hope you know.
There have been bad times
And there have been good.
There have been moments we misunderstood.
There were lessons
That came with the pain,
We know that one day we'll see you again.
We know you're here,
And we know you're home-
There are no empty moments and we are never alone.
Now we know.
Oh, now we know.
All things must come and all things must go.
Now we know.
Oh, now we know.
There are no empty moments and we are never alone.
Now we know.
