Room 19

There are stains on the walls that won't come clean
 Mementos of his final scene
 The plaster is peeling skin that's gone grey
 The door stays locked to keep Time away
 The abandoned spoil of love and despair
 Gideon's Bible and an old black chair
 And an object he thought could steer him from harm
 But it was written in the stars
 And outside they were singing
 The lights of Christmas Eve
 But he's lost in the darkness
 Dreams are never what they seem
 Locked in Room 19
 The secrets are buried in this musty cell
 Only the whispering curtains and the floorboards tell
 No more sorrow in this ill-fated life
 His voyage will set sail tonight
 And outside they were singing
 The lights of Christmas Eve
 But he's lost in the darkness
 Dreams are never what they seem
 Locked in Room 19
 And he's still waiting for his ship to come in
 He's still longing for what could have been
 He's still waiting
 Locked in Room 19
 He's still waiting
 He's still waiting