distant music

night falls fast shadow stretches to cover all
we wait for the earths turning and our sleep
the world that turns beneath us seems so small

out of the far dark the signals the long call
the music that arises from a distant deep
night falls fast shadow stretches to cover all

the sounds distract the moment does not pall
we want to stay we want the time to keep
the world that turns beneath us seems so small

we know that what's the case is that we'll always fall
between the ones who run and those who creep
night falls fast shadow stretches to cover all

the mighty sun such little while was a golden ball
has vanished in the depths we wait now to see it peep
the world that turns beneath us seems so small

above the moon climbs the goddess high and tall
from her great height the line is always steep
night falls fast shadow stretches to cover all
the world that turns beneath us seems so small