Underneath the velvet layers Of the blackest night There's a slow flame burning And its glory never dies Hold on to its light, my Sailor It will bring you home You've been long gone missing Let the sea release your soul But the Sailor kept sailing On and on into the void On and on into the dark With a fake star as his guide And the slow flame kept burning Right before the sailor's eyes But he was blind Farewell my deserted dreamings Silver dust on you May the green embrace you May the violet soak you through He won't even hear me call Spells I cast in vain For his heart's gone liquid It's made of salt and icy waves And the sailor kept sailing On and on into the void On and on into the dark With a fake star as his guide And the slow flame kept burning Right before the sailor's eyes But he was blind