I saw the lighthouse on fire And I still ran the ship ashore I never heeded any warning And I don't count the seventh time I am the watcher in the tower I hope the failure isn't mine They say I've scared them off their bearings Too much light confuses the eye Come and keep us through the seas uncertain Lead us safely back to shore Come and heal us of the lighthouse burden What we saw we could not know I felt the danger in my cold bones But I had never seen the beast I thought I knew these wicked waters Master of the treacherous sea I am a guide through the dark places From distant stars to crushing rock Follow my light upon the skyline Don't let your mind confuse the eye Come and keep us through the seas uncertain Lead us safely back to shore Come and free us from the lighthouse burden Through the darkness we must go