NO ONE ELSE WILL DO [First Century — whisper] I watched the old world burn. I learned every language Except how to stop wanting you. [Heartbeat] Once. Twice. Gone. [Second Century] A hundred faces— None of them yours. A hundred kisses— All of them doors Opening onto empty rooms. [Refrain] No one else will do. No one else— No one else will do. [Third Century — rising] I crossed the snow. I crossed the sea. I followed your shadow Through history. Kingdoms fell. Names disappeared. Still, your heartbeat Was all I could hear. [Pulse] Forever searching. Forever calling. Forever finding you In everything falling. [Refrain] No one else will do. Living forever means nothing If I can’t live it with you. [Confession — no instruments] I do not need your blood, beloved. I need the truth inside your eyes. You are not the cure for hunger— You are why the hunger survives. [Final Century] If you grow old, I’ll love the silver. If you return, I’ll know you still. By the way the darkness softens. By the way the candles move. By the ache that wakes inside me— No one else will do. [Last Heartbeat] Forever was an empty room. Then you walked into it.
