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On the shore, at sundown
At a harbor far from town
A girl stands alone, dressed in brown and grey
By this sea, deep and slow,
There's a spell from long ago
A secret we know but never say
You must whisper your wish
To a little parchment roll
And the bottle it goes into
At twilight, go pray
Let the sea take it away
One day it will come true
Little bottle of glass,
May my wish come to pass
May my sins wash away with the falling tide
Beyond sound, beyond sight
Towards the dying light
Like me, quietly cast aside
I was cruel and didn't see
What you sacrificed for me
To bring everything that I asked of you
I was cold, I was vain
And I never felt your pain
After what I made you do
And now you are gone,
And you're the only one
Who'll make my wish come true
My grief and heartache
May the sea take them away
Until the day I see you
Little bottle of tears,
All my hopes and my fears
Drifting further away with the falling tide
Beyond faith, beyond fate
May it not be too late
May my tears pay the price of my pride
Little bottle of glass,
May my wish come to pass
May my sins wash away with the falling tide
Beyond sound, beyond sight
Towards the dying light
Like me, quietly cast aside
Little bottle of tears,
All my hopes and my fears
And regret for the years that I spent in sin
If by some happenstance, somewhen in our next lives
I would like a chance to play with you one more time