Smiling Like Buddha

Don't talk to me about love Don't promise me your whole life I'm asking you, no, i'm begging you — Just touch me softly with the silence Or like a barely trembling breeze And i'll be here, i'll be yours For all my life, forever — Just don't lose your mind again I've had enough of scars within Let me rest beneath your shadow For the final time Then let me drift into the light From there i'll smile back at you Through the smoke i'll smile at you Through the nicotine, if you want me to As if i'm still there smiling Through the endless open spaces Something keeps on smiling Something keeps on smiling inside me You belong to no one, neither do i We played this life and called it a draw No victories, no defeats No losses and no regrets Every step we leave behind Is washed away by every wave And now our ship is sailing out Are you still here? just tell me — Or is that ship now mine alone? Am i the one who has to fight The distant sea all on my own? You belong to no one, neither do i Now we're finally even So endless and without a shore We drift apart through open spaces Let me rest beneath your shadow For the final time Then let me drift into the light From there i'll smile back at you Through the smoke i'll smile at you Through the nicotine, if you want me to As if i'm still there smiling Through the endless open spaces Something keeps on smiling Something keeps on smiling inside me You belong to no one, neither do i But if you ever call my name I'll come back like the wind Just don't talk to me about love Don't promise me your whole life Touch me softly with the silence Touch me through the open sky