THE RISING

. Lonesome Day
. Into the Fire
. Waitin' On a Sunny Day
. Nothing Man
. Countin' On a Miracle
. Empty Sky
. Worlds Apart
. Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
. Further On (Up the Road)
. The Fuse
. Mary's Place
. You're Missing
. The Rising
. Paradise
. My City of Ruins

Empty Sky

Beneath a blaze of Indian summer's fiery orange and red
Down by the peaceful riverside you and I were to wed
I was gonna be the handsome groom
you'd be the blushing bride
But your undying love for me one day just died

The smoke continues to billow
over this cavernous hole that remains
Your sweet scent still on our pillow
suffocates me and tightens my new chains
All of our hopes and dreams have been gunned down
in cold blood without warning
There'll be no smiling children to wake us
early on Christmas morning

I'm left here with empty sky
I waited my whole life for you to hold
Baby, why'd you have to die
Together we were supposed to grow old
I'm left here with empty sky
Left here with empty sky

A low September sun throws long shadows
on this dark and bloody ground
A mild westerly wind kicks up debris
but doesn't make a sound
Into this river of faith, a single stone
from the rubble is hurled
In hopes to ripple and widen
around the waters of the world

But it gets tougher to believe
in the promise of a new day
Watching the sun limp above the wounded skyline
For the loss of our love, I grieve
and, in vain, desperately pray
To reclaim what was once beautiful and mine

I'm left here with empty sky
I waited my whole life for you to hold
Baby, why did you have to die
Together we were supposed to grow old
I'm left here with empty sky
Left here with empty sky

With communion wafer
still slowly dissolving on my tongue
I can hear faint echoes
from the last of the church bells that rung
I wanna reap what I sowed
but my confidence has been beaten and killed
I wanna take what I'm owed
but don't know how to begin to rebuild

Well, tonight, my darling
I'm sitting on the same stoop where you and I did fatefully meet
But you're not beside me
to make the sign of the cross when an ambulance howls down the street
My unanswered silent prayers
tell me you won't be coming back home to me anytime soon
So I seek the empty sky's solace
knowing there's a chance you're there staring at the same moon

I'm left here with empty sky
I waited my whole life for you to hold
Sweet baby, why'd you have to die
Together we were gonna grow old
I'm left here with empty sky
Left here with empty sky
Left here with empty sky