james murphy - touching the earth lyrics

this life, and all the things i'd known
turned away, and left behind
the truth was buried long ago
memories fade in passing time

for years, i felt my solitude
never seemed to leave my side
my way was lost forever then
all my dreams were cast aside

i turn away but the vision of truth stains my eyes
i try to run but the image cuts through my disguise

beneath the emptiness, reveals my bitterness
i cannot soon forget, this dream's not over yet
in the land of my birth, i am still touching the earth

the fears that kept me far away
slowly die and draw me near
the past i sought to bury deep
comes again to fill my need

i cast away all the stones that carried me down
i will return to the life that my past tried to drown

beneath the emptiness, reveals my bitterness
i cannot soon forget, this dream's not over yet
in the land of my birth, i am still touching the earth