[Verse 1]
Look at the Candle, as its life is bought
As the wick just rolls over and dies;
Look at the wax-drops as they cease from their goal
And the game they were playing loses its joy
And the youth which they played in runs away

[Refrain]
How long will you be gone?

[Verse 2]
Flame sucks at air now and its breath comes short
As it wavers to half its size;
Vacuum closes in and it attacks the soul
Now the force, omnipotent itself, is destroyed
And for lack of itself just wanes away

[Refrain]
How long will you be gone?

[Verse 3]
So does my mind fly as I fight my thought
And I lose, for I cannot find:
Send my eyes long miles, they do not know home
For the life I was part of breathes its last
And not only life but hope has gone away
[Refrain]
How long will you be gone?
How long will you be gone?
How long will you be gone?