[Intro]
I'm going to light this candle
In memory of all those wise and good men
Whose lives were senselessly and violently snuffed out before their time
Lincoln, Gandhi, Martin Luther King
John Kennedy, Anwar Sadat, Olof Palme
Men of peace and vision
Voices the world so desperately needs now
Father, father figures
I think we've all lost someone whose guidance and wisdom we miss
In times of fear and confusion
And this is for them
May the light
Of this flickering candle
Illuminate the night
The way your spirit illuminates my soul
[Verse 1]
Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you see me?
Papa, can you find me in the night?
Papa, are you near me?
Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you help me not be frightened?
Looking at the skies, I seem to see a million eyes
Which ones are yours?
Where are you now that yesterday
Has waved goodbye and closed its doors?
The night is so much darker
The wind is so much colder
The world I see is so much bigger
Now that I'm alone
[Verse 2]
Papa, please forgive me
Try to understand me
Papa, don't you know I had no choice?
Can you hear me praying?
Anything I'm saying
Even though the night is filled with voices?
I remember everything you taught me
Every book I've ever read
Can all the words in all the books
Help me to face what lies ahead?
The trees are so much taller
And I feel so much smaller
The moon is twice as lonely
And the stars are half as bright
[Outro]
Papa, how I love you
Papa, how I need you
Papa, how I miss you
Kissing me goodnight
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