[Verse 1] It was red and we danced At the pulpit where you stand I'm far too gone by now And the light that I saw That was it Nothing more And all these games [Chorus] Life goes on behind, beyond the pines [Verse 2] Through the haze of the whispers Past the shades We were distant And I spoke [Chorus] Life goes on behind, beyond the pines Silence grows beside, beyond the pines