Night calls and my mind races through
A queue of faces, all thoughts of you –
They fill my head, breaking the fake heart ache
I used to have;
And now I cannot escape from you:
From your embrace there is nowhere to hide;
Your face lives deep inside.
I race from my mistake,
But every disgrace
I cannot shake away…
I wonder, why?
Every moment I am with you,
I have found some truth;
But are you real or are you me?
I only see the reflection of a changing dream:
A hiding place faraway
that shines in sunlight on a summer hill,
Floating up high as I’m washed away –
Survival’s something I will lose anyway.
I thought you were dead,
But then I saw you were still so small
and I began to slip and fall –
Because I wasn’t over you,
You didn’t leave,
You grew and grew,
Until you pulled me down
and down and down,
I’m still falling down;
You give your smile so heavily,
Tender, deadly, dragging me
Right down, down, down and down,
I am falling down;
I found you there from despair,
Hour after hour in the abyss
For a few more years,
For a few more tears,
As cold as stone,
Sitting in the dark all alone.
If you loved, you wouldn’t cause my pain;
But now I see it was all just a game to you:
You wanted me to suffer for you.
And now I see, the truth is in your lies:
You let me in while covering my eyes;
You were just another disguise.
It was always about you;
But that was then and now is now.
I won’t let you bring me down to my knees;
Now I’ll wear the crown –
So hold me as I let you go,
I’m breaking free, taking back control.
With open eyes we’ll find our way,
We’ll leave the past and start some day:
With true love,
I’ll guide us through;
We’ll leave the past and find a new you.
You think you know what’s hidden in my heart?
You think you know what’s tearing me apart?
No, you don’t have clue,
I’ll always be a mystery to you:
I’m the desire burning through,
keeping you up, and down, all night.
You think you know what’s on my mind,
But the thoughts I keep are of a different kind:
I’m the longing that you can’t ignore;
I’m the feeling that you can’t deny;
I’m the rhythm that makes you come alive;
I’m the spark that ignites the flame;
I’m the desire that drives you insane.
You think you know what’s floating through my mind?
You think you know what’s rotting deep inside?
You think you know me, but you don’t know a thing:
I’m a mystery, a puzzle, a song without a ring.
You think you own me, but I’m not your possession –
I’m my own, my one and only obsession.
The truth is you’ll never know, and that’s just fine:
It’s my life, my story and I’ll keep it mine;
It’s mine to keep, mine to reveal,
My mystery, my puzzle, my tale to tell.
Sometimes I dream of what I read;
Sometimes I kiss your sleeping head -
But only the pillow is your body, your touch a bed.
I breathe with you,
but you’re not there at all.
In fantasy land, nothing is real
except how I feel about you, baby.
In fantasy land, dreams are sand
and I am talking to the wall.
Only love can see me through;
Only love from only you is real to me.
The only hope I have out here
is that one day you'll appear, in my dreams.
Sometimes I see you:
A face in the street drifting away
to a distant melody…
Then I see,
the ghost in the window is me.
I'm not here at all.
In fantasy land, nothing is real
except how I feel about you, baby.
In fantasy land, dreams are sand
and I am talking to the wall.
Only love can see me through;
Only love from only you is real to me.
The only hope I have out here
is that one day you'll appear, in my dreams.
We were in love (or so we said) - Our days ahead “would last forever”. But now, you’re not here; The bed is cold, our story's over. Last night, where were you? The dawn is dark and I can't see you. Did you ever love me? Or am I just another fool for you? Did you ever love me? Did you ever love me, at all? There's no love here, in the dark alone - Fear stalks the night, I cannot hide or run; It hunts me down, wears me down, and then, cold and numb, I succumb: Under the dark, I fall in the wilderness, A thousand miles from you. Last night, where were you? The dawn is dark and I can't see you. Did you ever love me? Or am I just another fool for you? Did you ever love me? Did you ever love me, at all? You set me up, you set me down, loved me up and kicked me down - No love here, just fear of the dark. Did you ever love me? Or am I just another fool for you? Did you ever love me? Did you ever love me, at all?
If you want me, you’ve got me - Try me, taste and buy me. I feel you when you look at me: A wave swelling over me, Lips swirling over my body. Get me where you want me: Play your game, For your satisfaction, Play me again. Any way you want me: Play the game, For satisfaction, Play me again. I come from faraway seeking a place to play - Heard sirens across the sea but they had no music for me. Then in the crimson dark, I heard magic in your laugh; Your smile unfolded, Bathing me down in your gold. Any way you want me: Play your game, For your satisfaction, Play me again. Get me where you want me: Play the game, For satisfaction, Play me again. I can hear you in your touch, Playing with magic, Warm caresses of my skin - You sweat salt on my tongue; You show me land where there was none. Naked rhythm murmuring, Covering me with you - The naked mystique of you. Get me where you want me: Play your game, For your satisfaction, Play me again. Any way you want me: Play the game, For satisfaction, Play me again.
Someone I know is so naughty, Helping me up in all my glory: Bliss stretching up, touched by the sun - Like a sonic flare, the day has begun. In the inferno, she finds her way, Breathing in great aeons of shapes, Up and down in a fierce embrace, Claiming me. Naughty is best - Your naughty is best. Nicely or naughty - Her naughty is best. Seduced and burned, pulling me closer - Animal instinct sliding on the bed. Vulnerable and deadly, soft and powerful: (Darkly, you draw me) Doom and bliss are both as one. Naughty not nasty - Nasty is ugly, nice is nice, But naughty… is fun… Yeah, naughty is best. Nicely or naughty - Naughty is best. Naughty, naughty, Naughty is best. Waking up at midnight: There’s a clawed monster in my bed, Unleashed, going bump in the night. And on the menu: My life in her hands, Doing what she has to do. She bit me hard; She left her mark; And now I’m naughty. I’m so naughty, Because naughty is best. Naughty, naughty, Naughty is best.
Had some time, had some life, had some fun, and tried to put out some. Love has met me and love has left me - When I’m done, what will come? When I’m done dying, lay my head on the ground; And there’s a simple sign, that I ain’t coming back: I’ll be six feet under ground. Sweet salvation – you know you will be mine; Sweet salvation – you know it’s been a long time. I looked back at those shining eyes - They said: “Listen. Yeah, listen well: Simple things still left to learn, Live your life, Wait your turn.” I asked them, “how, how can I know?” When I’m done dying, lay my head on the ground; And there’s a simple sign, that I ain’t coming back: I’ll be six feet under ground. Sweet salvation – you know you will be mine; Sweet salvation – you know it’s been a long time. “Not yet, go back; see you another time, Soon.” Sweet salvation…
Robert Walker 