[Verse 1] I came home under dead moonlight Boots full of dust and years Saw your black veil at the graveyard gate And I knew you’d waited here You called my name through the hollow air Like the night still knew my face I touched the stone, then you touched my hand And I fell back into place [Pre-Chorus] Oh, widow, don’t you cry I never left you behind Oh, widow, look at me I’m the ghost you kept alive [Chorus] Wait for me, wait for me (Wait for me) I’m the one beneath the yew tree Oh, oh, oh Say my name, say my name (Say my name) Till the dark comes back for me Ah, ah, ah Wait for me, wait for me I’m the soldier you can’t free [Verse 2] They rang the bells when the war was done But I was still not home A letter crossed your trembling hands And left you here alone Now your veil is soaked in silver rain Your eyes are an open wound You lean to kiss the place I bleed And the cold winds bend to you [Pre-Chorus] Oh, widow, don’t you run I came back as the moon Oh, widow, hold my face Let the dead outrun the tomb [Chorus] Wait for me, wait for me (Wait for me) I’m the one beneath the yew tree Oh, oh, oh Say my name, say my name (Say my name) Till the dark comes back for me Ah, ah, ah Wait for me, wait for me I’m the soldier you can’t free [Bridge] If they take the sky away I’ll still find you in the haze If the lanterns all burn out I’ll be your last parade Ooh, ooh You wear your sorrow like a crown Ah, ah I wear my wounds like chains [Final Chorus] Wait for me, wait for me (Wait for me) I’m the one beneath the yew tree Oh, oh, oh Say my name, say my name (Say my name) Till the dark comes back for me Ah, ah, ah Wait for me, wait for me If you’re lost, then follow me Oh, oh, oh Wait for me, wait for me In the graveyard, you and me
