Like Ships in the Night
Valiant Hearts Lyrics

We’re passing by
We are moving close to each other

Just ships in the night
As ships in the night, we come across each other briefly and move apart

Never turning on a lantern or a light
We never have a chance to let the light shine on us

After all this time your violet eyes are still
Even after all these years, I can still see your eyes vividly

Burned into my mind
Your memory is still fresh in my thoughts

So plant your flowers deep out in space
Spread love, hope, and beauty even to the uncharted and distant places

And watch them bloom for all the human race
Let your positive actions be an inspiration for others

Drag me down to earth, I need to touch base
I need to feel grounded and connected to reality

I feel surreal and out of place
I feel disconnected from the present and uncertain of my role

It's been so long since I've seen a familiar face
It has been a while since I met someone I can relate to

It gets so lonely up here in outer space
I feel isolated in my current situation

I feel so wrong fitting in yet being out of place
I feel conflicted as I try to blend in but feel like I don't belong

Maybe I'll drift 'til I shift into another state
Perhaps I'll keep wandering until I find a place where I fit in

And don’t you dare relapse
Don't fall back to where you started from

You've fallen into fiction with science at your back
You have been relying on your imagination despite relying on facts

Now all I've seen will come to be
What I experienced in the past will become reality sooner or later

But it is still yet to pass us by
Although it's bound to happen, it won't affect us right now

Now count your sheep and go to sleep
It's time to relax, forget about worries, and get some rest

It's time to say goodnight
It's time to end the day and prepare for another one

(I'm afraid that if I step out into the sun)
(I have a fear that if I pursue something, it will harm me)

(I will fade, disintegrate and I'll become no one)
(If I don't succeed, I will be insignificant and unknown)

Into another state
Toward a different situation or condition

Look in between all that's seen and unseen
See beyond what's visible and explore the hidden

Let your body oscillate uncontrollably
Let yourself lose control and enjoy the moment

So iridescent, what a vibrant gleam
So bright and colorful, exuding a joyful radiance

My eyes dilate deep into eternity
I'm captivated by the infinite and the everlasting

I've grown numb to the sound of the city and the cars
I've become desensitized to the noise and chaos of everyday life

I wish we could go back to how it was before
I long for a simpler time when life was easier and more carefree

I travelled far away and deep into the north
I went on a long journey to a remote and cold place

Oh, son don't wander, no
Oh, my child, stay on the right path

Stay your course
Keep moving forward and stay focused

For you I'd tear the moon out of the sky
I'd do anything for you; you mean everything to me

Oceans will swell and the seas will run dry
The world could be chaotic and unpredictable, but my love for you remains constant

Water is falling up into the night (up into the night)
Something that's usually going down is going up instead, defying the norm

But gravity is like a tide
Gravity, like the ebb and flow of the sea, is powerful and constant

Weightlessness is on our side
Although we seem insignificant, we have the power to be weightless and free

We're passing by
We are briefly encountering each other

Just ships in the night
We are fleeting and passing each other by

Never turning on a lantern or a light
We never took the chance to have a clear view of each other

After all this time your violet eyes are still
Despite the passing of time, your eyes remain a powerful memory

Burned into my mind
Remembered vividly and deeply, unable to forget