Names the Wind Forgot

[Verse 1] The sky begins to lose its color As silence steals the sound Footprints fade beneath the dunes Without a trace to be found There's laughter just beyond my reach A fire somewhere warm I know I used to call it home Before the coming storm [Pre-Chorus] I know your voice... I know your smile... Why can't I hold them Just a little while? [Chorus] Tell me your name Before the wind forgets Before the sand Erases every step Hold out your hand Don't let me disappear If love survives Then keep me somewhere near If I can't carry Everything we were... Please... Remember me When the wind forgets. [Verse 2] A photograph without a face A melody half-sung The words still live inside my chest But die upon my tongue I count the stars to stay awake I count the breaths I own Funny how forever starts When you're dying all alone [Bridge] If memories are made of light Why does darkness take them first? If every promise leaves a mark... Why can't I remember Who it hurts? (instrumental swell—soft choir, distant ney flute, strings) [Final Chorus] Tell me your name One more time again Before the desert Carries off the wind Leave me a song Inside the rising dawn Maybe my heart Will sing when I am gone Though every name Escapes these trembling hands... Love... Will always be What the wind forgot To take.