Emma Stevens - The Longing

When the wishing well runs dry
And there is no last goodbye
Was it all a stunning lie?
It's much too hard to tell

A regret I can't explain
Every teardrop leaves a stain
But sweet memories remain
And so, I wish you well

What is that yearning
That shadowy pain
The riddle you can't solve
The hurt that has no name

Is it someone that you left behind
Or a paradise you couldn't find
It's in the ocean's roar
A footprint on the shore
Always something that you're longing for

Is it love that comes to set you free
On the day that you return to me
You find an open door
No heartache anymore
Is it something that you'll always be
Longing for

There's no writing on the wall
There's no echo in the hall
No reminders, none at all
To fill the emptiness

When the chill crawls on my skin
And I wonder how you've been
Would I do it all again
My heart says “yes”
For a moment of happiness

What is that yearning
That shadowy pain
The riddle you can't solve
The hurt that has no name

Is it someone that you left behind
Or a paradise you couldn't find
It's in the ocean's roar
A footprint on the shore
Always something that you're longing for

Is it love that comes to set you free
On the day that you return to me
You find an open door
No heartache anymore
Is it something that you'll always be
Longing for

When the light fades and the night comes
I think of you
I wonder if life has been good to you
I don't know why I care
Somehow it's always there
I can't stop this feeling of longing

For someone that I left behind
Or a paradise I couldn't find
It's in the ocean's roar
A footprint on the shore
Always something that you're longing for

Is it love that comes to set you free
On the day that you return to me
You find an open door
No heartache anymore
Is it something that you'll always be
Longing for

When the light fades and the night comes
(Longing for)
I wonder if life has been good to you
It's in the ocean's roar
A footprint on the shore
Is it something that you'll always be
Longing for