'Til I Hear You Sing

Ten long years
Living a mere facade of life
Ten long years
Wasting my time on smoke and noise.

In my mind
I hear melodies pure and unearthly
But I find
I can't give them a voice without you.

My Christine, my Christine
Lost and gone, lost and gone.

The day starts
The day ends
Time crawls by.

Night steals in pacing the floor
The moments creep
Yet I can't bear to sleep
'Til I hear you sing.

And weeks pass
And months pass
Seasons fly.

Still you don't walk through the door
And in a haze
I count the silent days
'Til I hear you sing once more.

And sometimes at night time
I dream that you are there
But wake holding nothing
But the empty air.

And years come
And years go
Time runs dry.

Still I ache down to the core
My broken soul
Can't be alive and whole
'Til I hear you sing once more.

And music, your music
It teases at my ear
I turn and it fades away
And you're not here.

Let hopes pass
Let dreams pass
Let them die.

Without you, what are they for
I'll always feel
No more than halfway real
'Til I hear you sing once more.