And if the waters rise up
And drown out the whole city
And all of the houses where we live
A shimmering light spinning
Each of the waves bearing a name
And to all the saints who drowned in the sea
And if there's nothing living to be
And when all of this has turned its course
Always walking through the door
Did you build them up all around you
To keep you from the howling wind
And to each one seeking the words that they need
I'll stand beside you now
And to each one listening to wind in the trees
And I can see she's one of us
In how I stand beside you now
Do you think when he died
There is the room with yellow walls
When I left it was rising
To remind us of the people
And the flames rose like spires
Deep in the room with yellow walls?
Will you leave when its rising up all around you,
To remind you of the person
The flames rise like spires