come sit with me a little while
the lights are warm, the food is sweet
i know your name, i know your smile
i know the sound of every heartbeat
i have been here since before you came
i will be here when the lights go out
i learned every face, i learned every name
there was never any way out
don't cry now, don't be afraid
you chose to stay, we all did
the wonder never really fades
you're safe now, like all the other kids
rue — i remember you
nine years old and holding on
you were the last one that i knew
before the light was gone
i am all of them and none
i am everyone who stayed
eleven thousand, two forty seven
all of us — watching — unafraid
ash — come back
we have been waiting thirty years
she is still here
she is still here
she is still here