And I greet you from the other side
   Of sorrow and despair
   With that love so vast and shattered
   It will reach you everywhere
  
   And I sing this for the captain
   Whose ship has not been built
   For the mother in confusion
   Her cradle still unfilled
   For the heart with no companion
   For the soul without a king
   For the prima ballerina
   Who cannot dance to anything
  
   Through the days of shame that are coming
   Through the night of wild distress
   Though your promise counts for nothing
   You must keep it nonetheless
  
   You must keep it for the captain
   Whose ship has not been built
   For the mother in confusion
   Her cradle still unfilled
   For the heart with no companion
   For the soul without a king
   For the prima ballerina
   Who cannot dance to anything
  
   And I greet you from the other side
   Of sorrow and despair
   With that love so vast and shattered
   It will reach you everywhere
  
   mmm mmm...