12 seconds in the dark

The beam of light turns
so it can be seen from the high seas.
I searched for the path of return
without meaning to find it.

One step at a time
i followed the pulse of light.
the dark night only opened up
as it was about to close again.

A still lighthouse would be nothing
it guides as long as it doesn't stop turning
it's not only the light that’s important actually
but it's also the twelve seconds in the dark.

So it can be seen from the high seas...
It's of little use to the sailor
who doesn't know how to wait.

One step at a time
there's no other way to walk
the night of the Cape
revealed in an immense radar.

A lighthouse ceases, only in the day,
it guides as long as it doesn't stop turning
it's not just the light that's important actually
it's also the twelve seconds in the dark.