They found your clothes on the beach
we all assumed you’d swum out of reach
they found your shoes side by side
your phone and keys tucked inside
we blame ourselves, we blame the deep cruel sea
you swam away and now you are free
they found your clothes folded neat
you leave this world, your story incomplete
I’ve imagined you, salt water in your lungs
sand in your mouth, crabs feed on your tongue
and you wash up bloated blue
oh we all cry, we all cry for you
without a trace, you disappear
leaving all you love and all you fear
you dissolve out of choice
I phone your answer machine to hear your voice
you turn a page, you make a fresh start
you hardly notice, you break my heart
they found your clothes folded neat
you leave this world, your story is complete
I don’t blame you, I blame the deep cruel sea
I blame this world, how it’s been hurting me
you leave the past on the shore
I give, you give and take no more