there's blood in the water,
it fills up my lungs;
we all die the same, though
we speak different tongues.
while there's no one around
as i wait for my death,
it's below the same sky
we each breathe our last breath
with the sun on my shoulders,
the sea in my mouth,
i long for the north
though i'm traveling south.
i went forth, i wandered,
my dreams manifest;
i belong in the east
yet got lost in the west
i returned to the ocean,
from where i first came;
away from this land
though it loved me the same.
i can't go back now
but had i the chance,
i'd sell my own soul
for even a glance.
because who doesn't yearn
for the home of their heart?
no matter the distance
or time you're apart
so i channeled this longing,
my life eulogized;
i've one last request now
that you've been apprised
if you grant me this truth,
for my sins i'll atone;
though we don't share
a homeland, we all die alone
