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I know that on the edge of the day
Your name is the shadow
Of a child playing in the sea
And that at night the mirror
Lies to you and you see yourself
Walking in another city

I know of a winter
That dwells in your eyes
And a bird in your laughter
That flies over there
And that the silence
In your chest is the death
That speaks under its breath
And no one sees it

But you do
You know well how to leave

Day after day, year after year
My song has watered
A strange garden
Because behind your name
Some hands cut the flowers
That are meant for me

Because I never
Learned how to leave

But in the silent night
You lie down
And search for memories
In the darkness
Your hands brush
And one day from the past
I sense that you want
To start crying

But you stay silent
And at dawn you look at yourself

Because you do
You know well how to leave
But I never
Learned how to leave

But you stay silent
And at dawn you look at yourself