Wastelands

It's been a long way south
To the endlessly stretching desert
I've got dust in my mouth
And a sting in my chest

Now I've got no use
For what I had seemed to've needed
I've got sand in my shoes
And an endless silence
In my heart
My heart

And it's a long way home
And I'll never really get there
For the one coming back
Isn't me anymore
Not the same as before
It's someone
Who has learned to fall
And get up after all
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