[Verse 1] August is coming with your suitcase full of dust from the DRC road and the weight of what you’ve seen You said the airport glass looked kinder than the night I held your name in my mouth like a prayer I couldn’t leave [Pre-Chorus] And I’ll count the days by the marks on the wall One long month of waiting for your step in the hall [Chorus] Come back to me in August Come back to me in August I’ll be there at the door with my heart in both hands Then Kodama in October Kodama in October You wear the flag and the sorrow and I love who you are [Verse 2] Diplomat suit hanging by the bedroom chair your ties lined up like promises in the morning air You leave with your calm face on and your careful words but I know how much of you travels where I cannot go [Pre-Chorus] And the house will learn your shape without your voice Still I keep one place for you like I still have a choice [Chorus] Come back to me in August Come back to me in August I’ll be there at the door with my heart in both hands Then Kodama in October Kodama in October You wear the flag and the sorrow and I love who you are [Bridge] If the road takes pieces let it take what it must I’ll keep the lamp on low and the rest in trust For every border crossed for every lonely room I’ll be the home you reach when the work is through [Final Chorus] Come back to me in August Come back to me in August I’ll be there at the door with my heart in both hands Then Kodama in October Kodama in October Come home through the distance my husband, my love
