Rather lose something you really love
Than keep something you wouldn't miss
Rather outside even though it's cold
Than inside where there's nothing anymore
There is nothing here to stay for
Here is only what once was
That I will cherish for ever
Forever
Who can tell me how everything works
And how big the gap is between now and never
And why it is that now I notice
You are far away, yet closer than ever
Rather ask for the longest way
Than the answer that makes you stand still
Rather say what I rarely say
Than conceal that I have to go on
I don't have to tell you anything
What I haven't already said
With my lips or with my eyes
Forever
Who can tell me how everything works
And how big the gap is between now and never
And why it is that now I notice
You are far away, yet closer than ever
Rather laugh about something in the past
Than fear something that might happen in the future, perhaps
Rather love a great spirit
Than hate something you can't see
I don't have to explain you anything
It lies here open between us
And I take a last bow
Forever
Who can tell me how everything works
And how big the gap is between now and never
And why it is that now I notice
You are far away, yet closer than ever